F. Lauren Williams April 4‚ 2013 Problems with Monocausal Explanations of Disease The discovery of germs has been a long process in history and still ongoing today. John Waller‚ author of The Discovery of the Germ: Twenty Years That Transformed the Way We Think about Disease‚ has stated as his thesis in this book‚ “…between 1880 and 1900…medicine underwent perhaps its greatest ever transformation. In just 20 years‚ the central role of germs in producing illness was for the first time decisively
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Was the discovery of penicillin an accident? Who really discovered penicillin? Many believe that penicillin was discovered by Alexander Fleming‚ although he sparked the research for penicillin‚ he wasn’t the first. Penicillin had and still does have an effect on the medical world. Penicillin has a very rich history behind it‚ and it is still used world round. One significant story that led to the discovery of penicillin was the one of Alexander Fleming. Although Alexander Fleming is credited for
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particular toxin in the wastewater that flows out the back of the factory and into a lake. The factory’s emission levels are already within legal limits. However‚ Jonica knows that environmental regulations for this particular toxin are lagging behind scientific evidence. In fact‚ a scientist from the university had been quoted in the newspaper recently‚ saying that if emission levels stayed at this level‚ the fish in the lakes and rivers in the area might soon have to be declared unsafe for human consumption
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A journey of discovery is a very complex concept. It can involve much more than physical movement from place to place. A journey of discovery can be a very meaningful experience providing opportunities for the traveller to develop themselves physically‚ emotionally and spiritually. It can be a catalyst for change that can lead to further understanding of oneself‚ others and also the world. The texts studied support this idea of a “journey of discovery” very effectively. The texts I have chosen
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Discovery Creative He sat lazily on the cold ceramic tiles of his bedroom‚ resting his back against the rigid wooden framework of his single bed. With legs outstretched‚ chest gently dipping up and down and his forehead submissively being supported by his fingertips‚ Jonas Schmidt reminisced upon the caring and affectionate figure of his father. He reflected upon their journey; a collage of memories flashed through his mind- from the struggle in fleeing Germany and the rise of Nazi power‚ to the
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afternoon‚ At first‚ I want everyone to think about what is discovery and why we need to discover? Vlay Krishna has said that “ the essence of living is discovering. Indeed it is the joy of discovery that makes life worth the effort”. The fiction ”China coin” written by Allen Bailie reflects that discovery is a journey that can enhance individual’s understandings about family relationship. At the start of the book” China coin”‚ discovery is confronting and challenging for Leah. In the quote” I’m
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Discovery of Antibiotics “Penicillin” As we know‚ the 19th and 20th centuries were among some of the most drastic years the United States experienced. While we often look at it as a time of bad and wrong decisions‚ there were many positive things that came from them. The most prominent of them were the number of discoveries and inventions that took place and were of great benefits then and now. One of those was the discovery of antibiotics in 1928‚ by Dr. Alexander Fleming. Before this discovery
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drug has risen to be an important drug because of its discovery‚ and the development of the antibiotic. Penicillin could not cure so many people if it was never discovered. Accidents are a major factor of how many discoveries are made‚ the accidents will usually then lead to further research. Jesse Lane from “Not-So Dumb Luck states”‚ “Necessity is not always the mother of invention; sometimes it’s happenstance that begets the most amazing discovery” (121). This quote confirms the idea that world-altering
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Pre-Discovery Before the discovery of insulin‚ diabetes was a feared disease that most certainly led to death. Doctors knew that sugar worsened the condition of diabetic patients and that the most effective treatment was to put the patients on very strict diets where sugar intake was kept to a minimum. In 1889‚ the physician Oskar Minkowski‚ in collaboration with Joseph von Mering‚ removed the pancreas from a healthy dog to test its assumed role in digestion. The dog developed diabetes
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The Discovery Of The Electron The electron was discovered in 1895 by J.J. Thomson in the form of cathode rays‚ and was the first elementary particle to be identified. The electron is the lightest known particle which possesses an electric charge. Its rest mass is Me <approximately equal> 9.1 x 10 -28 g‚ about 1/1836 of the mass of the proton or neutron. The charge of the electron is -e = -4.8 x 10^-10 esu <elec trostatic unit). The sign of the electron’s charge is negative by convention‚ and
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