Botulism Botulism is a bacterial disease most often linked to un-sterile canned foods. It can be rather serious‚ as it has the potential to paralyze the respiratory system and thus cause death. The bacterium is named Clostridium Botulinum‚ it is a gram-positive and anaerobic pathogen. The morphology consists of rod shaped spores. The toxin is widely used in cosmetic injections‚ also known as Botox‚ to decrease wrinkles in the skin. Though Botulism is mainly linked to canned foods
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The Growth of Bacteria Influenced by Different Antibiotics Introduction: Plants are made up of three basic kinds of tissue that help it carry out basic functions that are necessary to maintain life and proper photosynthesis. The first and outermost layer of tissue is called the dermal layer. This is the plant’s ‘skin’ and serves the plant mainly as a source of protection. Also present in the dermal layer of the leaves are stomata‚ which are tiny openings that allow carbon dioxide to enter
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French Fries vs Bacteria Introduction After the Chipotle scandal of having E. Coli‚ I wondered what other bacteria can possibly be on foods that we consume. In addition‚ eating my french fries the day after I bought it‚ I wondered how long it could be until there was bacteria growing on the french fries. These two experiences in the last few months triggered me to become interested in what bacteria is and how harmful it can be. In order to do this investigation‚ one must study various types of french
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Elementary School and Middle School: The Differences and Similarities What_is_it_like_to_transition_from_elementary_to_middle_school?_ That_is_a_question_many_kids_ask_each_year._Having_experienced_ both‚_I_can_tell_you_that_there_are_plenty_of_similarities_as_well_as_ some_very_big_differences_between_the_two_types_of_schools. Elementary_schools_and_middle_schools_have_many_traits_in__ common._Typically‚_both_are_open_five_days_a_week_for_a_set__ number_of_hours_each_day
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The Threats of computer viruses? Computer viruses are very risky and can damage all the data files that you have on your pc and the pc itself. There are many types of them. It injects copies of itself into other programs on your computer system. They do damage the executable programs and the system files! Or display annoying messages and popups on your screen and send infected junk emails to people from your email address. You can notice easily if your Computer is infected throughout sending
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Differences Between Libraries and Internet: Why are libraries often viewed as inferior to the Internet? -Slower -Missing Books/Not -Libraries impose physical barriers on knowledge Differences Between Libraries and Internet: -Copyright protection of records -Free “fair use” of records by everyone -Access limitations: limit what types of material‚ who can view‚ where the material can be viewed. -Cyberspace‚ copyright material always costs you as an individual user -Library‚ information
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Jennifer Hauss March 4‚ 2015 Bacterial Transformation Lab Report Introduction In this lab‚ the goal was to transform the bacteria e-coli to glow in the dark (or under a black light). Four plates were set up with agar in them for the bacteria to feed on and grow. Changes were then made to the bacteria. One plate was the control plate‚ having only the LB or agar for the bacteria and negative pGLO‚ which is the liquid not containing the plasmid. This is the plate that was compared with the three others
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the strong-suit. The diction the author takes advantage of is the derogatory terms that are used to replace the societies “intellectually curious and academically serious.” Nerds and geeks‚ the man and women that design our society‚ that make a difference in it‚ are “ostracized” because they “prefer to read books rather than play football.”Fridman implies that social standing anywhere competes with intealligence and it is causing academically excelling students to be ashamed of their brilliance
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How do bacteria affect human lives? Bacteria interact and are a constant in our day to day lives‚ perhaps more than suspected. Bacteria are often thought of as bad‚ however this is untrue‚ there is also many types of ‘good’ bacteria. ‘Good’ bacteria can benefit us by simply helping our digestive system work and helping us in the process of fermentation. Bacteria are extremely helpful in the production of many things such as fuel and medicine. But bacteria directly affect our production of
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Explaining Bacteria Alexandra Solorzano 1E “ Hey Alex. Could you help your cousin with his homework?” “Okay‚ but I don’t understand what could be hard about fifth grade homework. Anyways‚ what are you learning about George?” “Well today my teacher started to talk about these things called Blackmeria? Or what is backferium?” “Umm I think you mean bacteria?” “Yeah! That’s it!” “Then I guess it’s your lucky day because right now in STT I’m in Cell Biology and we started to look into Bacteria too. Tell
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