London artists‚ was pursuing his pet theory--that his own nasal mucus had antibacterial effects--when he left a culture plate smeared with Staphylococcus bacteria on his lab bench while he went on a two-week holiday. When he returned‚ he noticed a clear halo surrounding the yellow-green growth of a mold that had accidentally contaminated the plate. Unknown to him‚ a spore of a rare variant called Penicillium notatum had drifted in from a mycology lab one floor below. Luck would have it that Fleming
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Keystone species are extremely important in ecosystems across the world. They help control things like population‚ abiotic and biotic life‚ and impacts on human life. Keystone species essentially control the functions of the environment they live in‚ and provide positive and negative effects. In class‚ we studied the effect that wolves had on the environment of Yellowstone National Park. Now‚ I introduce Grizzly Bears and Beavers as my two examples of a Keystone Species. Beavers completely change
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Unknown Report Emily Juhl Section – 3 April 15‚ 2013 Unknown #8 Family: Enterobacteriaceae Genus: Serratia Species: Marcescens Abstract Microorganisms are constantly finding ways to resists to antibiotics. For this reason‚ it is important to test and observe unknown organisms in the lab to continually improve the health and well being of society. The objective of this report was to first isolate a single colony of an unknown culture on a LB agar plate. From
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Introduction: Identification of bacteria is significant because they are not only beneficial but potentially hazardous as well. The identification of bacteria can lead to breakthroughs in healthcare regarding treatment of old and new diseases alike. In addition‚ Identifying bacteria can furthermore be utilized in various other areas to knowing the causative agent of a disease in a patient‚ so as to know how it can be treated‚ to knowing the correct microorganism to be used for producing certain foods
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Shannon Angus Mrs. Cumbee January 9‚ 2013 Foreign Invaders Invasive species are groups of organisms that are unnaturally occurring to an area. When introduced‚ they can cause economic and physical harm to humans and ecosystems. The importing‚ legally and illegally‚ of invasive species into our society is not only harmful to our population and our ecosystem but also the population of plants and animals in their indigenous homeland. To continue‚ the smuggling of plants and animals into new
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his experiment was done to find out if garlic is effective in killing bacteria. This will help us understand the effectiveness of home remedies such as the use of natural herbs (including garlic) for medicinal purposes. Hypothesis Garlic will kill bacteria and prevent its further growth. Background Herbs and spices have traditionally been used in cooking as they add flavor to our food. These herbs and spices have also been known to many cultures for their medicinal properties. The oils that are
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total length of a male Asiatic lion is 2.92 m (115 in) including the tail.[10]ane.[6] Asiatic lions live in prides. Mean pride size‚ measured by the number of adult females‚ tends to be smaller than for African lions: most Gir prides contain just two adult females‚ with the largest having five.[16] Coalitions of males defend home ranges containing one or more groups of females‚ but unlike African lions‚ Gir males generally associate with their pride females only when mating or on a large kill. A
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1: The Microbial World and You Learning Objectives Go Over First Lecture 1-1 List several ways in which microbes affect our lives. 1-2 Recognize the system of scientific nomenclature that uses two names: a genus and a specific epithet. 1-3 Differentiate the major characteristics of each group of microorganisms. 1-4 List the three domains. 1-5 Explain the importance of observations made by Hooke and van Leeuwenhoek. 1-6 Compare spontaneous generation and biogenesis. 1-7 Identify
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methodology‚ ranging from the simplest stories with one theme to more complex stories having more than one them or subplots. The simpler stories are easy for children to read and keep up with what is going on. However‚ the more complex stories may have two or three threads that all tie in together in the end. The words and the stories of the simpler leveled reading books are
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Linn English IIII January 14th‚ 2013 How Species Are Becoming Endangered There are so many reasons and factors that are causing all kinds of species to become endangered. Some are natural causes but others are caused by mankind. Species have been coming endangered or sometimes extinct since the beginning of time. Mankind wasn’t such a huge factor until we started to develop more and more as time continued to go on. Almost 99% of threatened species are at risk of being extinct because of human
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