Background information: The long thick fibers of DNA store the information for the function of the chemistry of life. DNA is present in every cell of plants and animals. The DNA found can be extracted using common, everyday material. We will use an extraction buffer containing salt, to break up protein chains that bind around the nucleic acids, and dish soap to dissolve the lipid (fat) part of the strawberry cell wall and nuclear membrane. This extraction buffer will help provide us access to the DNA inside the cells.…
Red cabbage Coffee filter or paper towel Container for water (at least 250 ml or 1 / 2 pint) Three transparent cups (about 100 ml or 3 ounces) or other similar containers Hot water (e.g., from a faucet, heated in a microwave oven, etc.) Thermometer Vinegar Baking soda Safety goggles Tongs or fork Eyedropper or drinking straw Craft stick or toothpick Extra sticks or drinking straws for stirring…
In Blackberries In June, Ron Rash addresses a number of hardships particularly what happens when familial obligations and loyalty come into question. While each of the story’s central characters faces his or her own internal struggle, the question that emerges most clearly is when does familial loyalty and obligation end and where does accountability and determination begin?…
Tsuzuki, T. (2009). Commercial scale production of inorganic nanoparticles. International Journal of Nanotechnology, Volume 6(5), 567-578. Retrieved August 19, 2014, from http://inderscience.metapress.com/content/Y4R5747447762895…
Wild Strawberries is a really interesting film. It starts out with the protagonist Dr. Isak Borg. He has a strange dream that is just the beginning of many dreams/journeys that he’ll go through during the film. The film has a lot of religious undertones and can be compared to another of Ingmar Bergman’s films Seventh Seal. They both show tests of morality and dealing with things that have gone on in the main characters lives.…
Acai berries come from the acai palm tree native to Central and South America. Studies have shown it to be richer in antioxidants than most other berries. Adding Acai berries to your diet may aid overall heart health, digestion, immune system and energy levels.…
In the experiment we were inspecting the amount of genetic materials in fruits with different numbers of chromosomes. In the experiment, we mashed up a strawberry/kiwi fruit (See appendix 1 figure 2) added extraction butter and ethanol to extract the DNA. A chromosome is a long thread-like cluster of genes in the nucleus. DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), a self-replicating material which is present in nearly all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the carrier of genetic information. Genes, a unit of heredity which is transferred from a parent to offspring and is held to determine some characteristic of the offspring. The location of DNA is in a cell’s nucleus and the structure is in a shape like a coiled ladder, the sides of the ‘ladder’ are made up of alternation and the ‘ladder rings’ are pairs of nitrogen bases. The purpose of DNA is to control your development which dictates your eye colour, bone structure, blood type basically everything about you, but can be passed down to the next descendant. DNA extraction is a routine procedure to collect DNA for subsequent molecular or forensic analysis.…
Caught in the middle of innocence and guilt, a young boy is ambivalent between hope and reality after merely picking berries. The poem "Blackberries" by Yusef Komunyakaa, published in 1992, illustrates the author's childhood experience in a candid yet heartbreaking image. Komunyakaa frankly describes his struggle growing up; additionally during a specific day picking blackberries to raise money in hopes of a better future Komunyakaa is painfully reminded of his less fortunate beginnings. Through a series of allusions and metaphors, Komunyakaa's "Blackberries" displays an unsettling theme that humanity's impact on the future is halted proportionately to our unchangeable history.…
In the Ted Talk “The Filter Bubble”, the speaker Eli Pariser talks about the negative effects of personalizing the web and how it destroys the sense of unity that the web was based on. “Your filter bubble is your own personal, unique universe of information that you live in online. What’s in your filter bubble depends on who you are, and it depends on what you do. But you don’t decide what gets in — and more importantly, you don’t see what gets edited out.” The central message in this talk is to warn viewers of the filter bubble that the internet is trapping them in. In his talk I feel that he didn’t use all 3 of the appeals equally. His pathos was by far the strongest and he expressed it through his tone of voice and emphasis on being connected with everyone. His background made him somewhat credible for Ethos but he lacked in Logos and didn’t state his sources clearly as he would just refer to “some people in google” or “my friend”. Pariser’s approach could have worked better if he would have just provided more facts rather than focus on pure emotion.…
This reading response argues that Pariser’s theory of the filter bubble is flawed because it fails to explain a wide range of political reality. First, this reading response summarizes Pariser’s theory of the “filter bubble”. Next, this reading response debates that Pariser’s theory of the “filter bubble” is incorrect because it too broadly describes political reality. Then, this reading response justifies that Pariser’s theory of the “filter bubble” explains a small portion of politics in the media. Ultimately, this reading response concludes that Pariser’s theory is too ambiguous.…
Throughout time, slavery made a near-permanent mark on America. With that mark came the marks of brutal beatings and even to the extreme of impressions of nooses left around lynching victims necks. The practice of lynching began in South Carolina in the late 1760s as the country’s first notable move toward vigilantism. By the 1800’s lynching became known as the “lynch law”. Lynching was actually legal and something whites gathered together for and enjoyed as a sport. White people enjoyed lynching blacks all together. Whites would have their kids in attendance to watch a black person die from being lynched and the white kids enjoyed they thought it was quite entertaining. At that time and age kids should be disgusted with seeing a human hanged from a rope and cutting their genitals off. The components of lynching changed considerably. It also became a method of administering punishment to people whose behavior was not socially acceptable. Examples were men who beat their wives or failed to provide for their families, or women who did not or women who did not live up to community standards of lady hood, could expect a visit from local groups of white cappers or lynches‘. However lynching was not the first option of punishment to slaves. They actually were punished on their plantation thus providing immediate enforcement on their rules to the control to the black population and reducing the need for formal law enforcement.…
The hypothesis for this lab is if strawberry DNA is separated from other components, then when it is placed in a insoluble solution the DNA can eventually be isolated. DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid. Its a self replacing material present in all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the fundamental and distinctive characteristics of someone or something, especially when regarded as unchangeable. DNA extraction is the removal of deoxyribonucleic acid from the cells or viruses in which it normally resides, it is useful to biologists. One technique for extracting DNA is by precipitating it with alcohol. Another technique is Hirt DNA extraction, which is an isolation of all extrachromosomal DNA in a mammalian cell. Extracting DNA is useful for biologists because it can be used for the experimental idea for patients who require a organ donation. DNA isolation is a routine procedure to collect DNA for subsequently molecular or forensic analysis. The hypothesis for this lab is if strawberry DNA is separated from other components, then when it is placed in a insoluble solution the DNA can eventually be isolated. DNA is deoxyribonucleic acid. Its a self replacing material present in all living organisms as the main constituent of chromosomes. It is the fundamental and distinctive characteristics of someone or something, especially when regarded as unchangeable. DNA extraction is the removal of deoxyribonucleic acid from the cells or viruses in which it normally resides, it is useful to biologists. One technique for extracting DNA is by precipitating it with alcohol. Another technique is Hirt DNA extraction, which is an isolation of all extrachromosomal DNA in a mammalian cell. Extracting DNA is useful for biologists because it can be used for the experimental idea for patients who require a organ donation. DNA isolation is a routine procedure to collect DNA for subsequently molecular or forensic analysis. The hypothesis for this lab is if strawberry…
What is the matter with Isak Borg and what can he do to change himself?…
Nectar in a Sieve shows the impact of modernization on rural India through the story of Rukmani and her husband Nathan, and their struggle with the change that happened all around them, yet seemed to leave them behind. The book shows the effect that change had on their family, their village, and how it shaped their lives. Modernization played a significant role and had a big impact on family life, social and class division, and the land in rural India.…
I read the book Nectar in a Sieve this summer. This book is about a family trying to grow with a changing village. The main characters in the book are Rukmani, a woman from a loving family, and Nathan, her arranged husband. The two of them together form a life of their own in India until everything starts changing and the world seems to fall apart. These events create themes within the book. The three themes in my book are love, family, and hope.…