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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were measured and recorded. A hypothesis that was formulated before experimenting was‚ “If the type of disinfectant is Mouthwash‚ then it will allow for the least amount of bacteria growth because the chemicals present in Mouthwash combined with the acidic environment it bring will make it very hard to allow for any bacteria growth”. The independent variable in this experiment was undeniably
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Alexandra Pentel Developing an Environmentally Friendly Pesticide Procedure In order to begin‚ four vials of wild type Drosophila melanogaster‚ a set of vials‚ netting‚ sponge plugs‚ media‚ yeast‚ and FlyNap® were obtained from Carolina Biological Supply Company. Catalog numbers 172100 and 171905 were ordered which included the various fly vials and a basic fly care set. All experiments were conducted at Dr. Halloran’s school lab at 7400 San Jose Boulevard‚ Jacksonville‚ FL 32217. All usage of
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I believe that getting the chance to lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery would be a tremendous honor. Guarding the tomb is one of the highest military honors‚ but I also think it is a great honor to get to represent your school to remember those who have lost their lives. One major reason I want to lay the wreath is because I have several family members that have been in the military. Fortunately‚ I have been lucky to have my family come home to me alive and known
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Karen Cote English 102 15 February 2011 W. H Auden: The Unknown Citizen The marble monument erected by the state or town is usually of a hometown hero. The person is almost always someone who did well for the country and originated from a certain town. The statue is almost never of someone who is just an ordinary man living life just like everyone else around him. This man is the model citizen; one who never causes a stir‚ goes to war when asked‚ and does everything to serve the common good
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An unknown Girl Moniza Alvi was born in Pakistan .Her father was Pakistani and mother English. She left Pakistan when she was a baby for England. The poet is thus caught between two worlds and her poems exemplify her quest for her cultural identity. The prescribed poem appears to be set in India. Pakistan was a part of India before the partition‚ therefore the setting may be a symbolic thirst for her motherland. The title of the poem is “The Unknown Girl”‚ though it may refer to the girl in the
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Abstract Some bacteria are able to go through transformation making new combinations of genes. Transformation is a way of gene variability in bacteria. This experiment is based on the transformation mechanism of bacteria and gene regulation. The bacteria used for the experiment was Escherichia coli and the genes introduces for the transformation were: gfp and bla by a pGLO™ plasmid. After the insertion of the target genes and growing the bacteria on specialized LB media‚ it could be seen that the
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Should Bacteria and Archaea belong to the same Kingdom? The main purpose of this essay is to find out if Archaea and Bacteria should be classified as two different Kingdoms or as a single one. As organisms‚ bacteria and archaea both are microscopic and prokaryotic (not possessing a true nucleus). These prokaryotes are very abundant on Earth and inhabit a wide spread of areas‚ including extreme ones. Both are an example of the most ancient living cells‚ which have appeared over 3.5 billion years
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Problems with Society and Self Although the plot of Women Unknown may seem like the theme of a Bollywood movie‚ the author has implanted several different thematic ideas in this short story. One of the most important themes of this story is the value of materialistic wealth or possessions. At the introduction of this story‚ the reader is informed that Anupam’s father was a poor man who had “earned a great deal of money as a lawyer‚ but never had the leisure to enjoy his wealth.” This small‚ yet
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Penicillin Changed the World Imagine life without antibiotics‚ people dying of a whooping cough‚ a minor wound or even a simple infection. Until the accidental discovery of penicillin by Alexander Flemming‚ life was like this. The positive effects for the discovery of penicillin were the many medical advancements made both therapeutically and medicinally. Economically‚ people were living longer lives and populations were growing more rapidly. Socially‚ people were able to interact without risking
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