Why was the discovery of ‘magic bullets’ a turning point in medicine? A magic bullet is a chemical drug that kills germs of a specific disease without harming the rest of the body. In the 1890’s‚ the first several compounds of magic bullets discovered (used to treat syphilis‚ malaria and sleeping sickness) can be described to be a turning point in medicine; this is because the magic bullets began the breakthrough to cure disease‚ instead of preventing the disease with vaccinations and inoculations
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How does the poem”Understand Old one” portrait the concept of “discovery”? Discovery can have a different impact on different individuals. The composer ”Oodgeroo Noonuccal” reflects on her discovery of the” old native burial ground” as a spiritual journey‚ rather than an intellectual journey experienced by the scientists and the modern world. Discovery can offer us a positive or negative experience. Oodgeroo Noonuccal felt strongly reverential towards the old one and the past‚ but she was more
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such as Nietzsche‚ Santayana and Russell‚ claim that ethical values are rather personal interpretations‚ deliberations or preferences and not general principles that can be proven true or false. John Ziman‚ the former Chairman of the Council for Science and Society‚ interprets ethics not as an abstract discipline but as a way of dealing with differing opinions that arise when traditional values are faced with new realities (Ziman‚ 2001). Ethics also refers to the moral principles or values that
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Science and Technology essay – Advantages and disadvantages of technological advances Technology has been progressing at an astonishingly rapid rhythm‚ and it has been changing our lives in a scaring way. In the future‚ our lives might change even more‚ with several benefits and dangers of technological advances. Everything evolves around 3 concepts: technology‚ science and future. So now arises the question: will this technology advance make society better or worse off? On the one hand‚ several
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World has changed. Progress is coming. Why shouldn’t we enjoy modern technologies? It’s foolish not to accept [ək’sept] new‚ unusual things which didn’t use our parents. It’s created for only one purpose [’pɜːpəs] целью – to improve our life. But nowadays world divided on 2 parts – first are people who accept modern technologies and those who don’t. Personally I belong to the first modern group of people. As a pupil I often use modern technologies and can’t imagine my life without computer‚ mobile
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Energy Value of Bread Experiment Plan: By Aneesa Khan 10JF What you will need: * Eye protection * Thermometer * Boiling tube * Measuring cylinder (25 cm3) * Bunsen burner * Heat resistant mat * Mounted needle * Teaspoon * Stand and clamp * Bread Safety: Wear eye protection. You must NOT taste or eat any of the foods used in the experiment. Method: Using a test-tube a. Measure 10 cm3 of water into the test-tube. b. Clamp the
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laying the foundation for another renewable energy project. This time the source is wind energy – with the prospective wind generation facilities being earmarked in the Munro/Hermitage community of St. Elizabeth. The project will see the erection of four wind “The project will see the erection of four wind turbines‚ utilizing the most modern engineering design...” turbines‚ utilizing the most modern engineering design approved for electrical grid application. The project will cost
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promote higher education‚ science‚ technology in India.[2] The Indian Institute of Technology — conceived by a 22 member committee of scholars and entrepreneurs in order to promote technical education — was inaugurated on 18 August 1951 at Kharagpur in West Bengal by then minister of education Maulana Abul Kalam Azad.[3] Beginning in the 1960s‚ close ties with the Soviet Union enabled the Indian Space Research Organization to rapidly develop the Indian space program and advance nuclear power in India
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The word secularization is derived from the Latin word saeculum(world) it was first used to refer the transfer of property from the church to the civil princes. Now it denotes the process by which religion loses some or all of its power‚ dominance and authority. Secularization as a concept refers to the actual historical process whereby this dualist system “ this world” and the sacramental structures of mediation between this world and the other world progressively breakdown until the entire medieval
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Peter J. Bowler reveals Darwin’s accomplishments through a series of organized chapters and subchapters that thoroughly explain how Darwin was able to make these remarkable discoveries. Readers will be able to grasp Darwin’s scientific concepts and learn about his lifetime. INSERT INFO‚ Bowler is able to show how Charles Darwin’s contributions influence modern science today. Some of the ideas discussed in this book include: evolutionism‚ transmutation‚ selection theory and natural selection. These
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