may breed to gain the muscle growth or build of the cattle. this writing piece is about the pros and cons of selectively breeding beef cattle. Reasons for selective breeding are to gain better quality meat from the animal and to breed them free from diseases. Sometimes breeds are crossed to eliminate hereditary problems such as Hypotrichosis (Hairlessness‚ where the calves are born no hair‚ but may grow short curly hair with age)‚ Alopecia
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Schooling is seen as a necessary part of life in America for generations‚ needed to transform the children of the nation into happy and productive individuals. Unfortunately‚ there seems to be a problem with overall performance. According to the Program for International Student Assessment survey administered by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development in 2012‚ the United States ranks 27th in math‚ 17th in reading‚ and 20th in science. According to the OECD the US spends more on
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In 2015‚ college students have an endless workload and many think that taking the pill Adderall will enhance their performance and make their lives better. Adderall‚ Ritalin‚ and Vyvanse are all drugs that are prescribed to people who have ADHD. Students who are not prescribed to these drugs take them to improve their focus‚ concentration‚ and memory during a test‚ homework‚ or while doing any other schoolwork. The debate of making Adderall legal or illegal is ongoing in many countries because it
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implementing CRISPR and eliminating genes that we found unfavorable‚ we are essentially eliminating the diversity of the human gene pools and human rights. Modifying genes can have many negative impact on the human species. With the CRISPR’s technology of snipping out pieces of DNA‚ human’s gene diversity will disease inevitably. Since everyone will favor specific desirable traits and snip out all the undesirable genetic DNA‚ the human gene diversity dwindles till only the DNA that represent the
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proven that simply capturing feral cats and bringing them to the pound does NOT solve the problem. Doing this causes what we call the vacuum effect; removing one colony only opens up a space for others to move in. So in short‚ if you trap and remove 10 cats from a location‚ then in a short amount of time another 10 or more will move in. These cats will then begin breeding and the number will blow up past the previous numbers. Through the use of TNR‚ the population will naturally decrease without the
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to the mass consumption of petroleum. With the boom of the oil industry‚ soon people switched to oil as a way to heat their homes and generate electricity‚ causing oil to surpass coal in the mid 19th century (mhiglobal).Along with advancements in technology‚ came newer‚ cleaner sources of energy and as the world became more conscious of the effects of global warming‚ coal became less
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What would happen if the bees die Something terrible is happening to bees. Hundreds of millions of them are either vanishing or dropping dead. Beekeepers are tearing their hives out in frustration. [pic] Look how cute these things are?! Fingers are pointing at a number of contributing factors. Relatively new pesticides designed to impregnate the seeds of crops before they have grown could be a potential problem. Climate change has been isolated as a likely cause (though to be fair climate change
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This article and video about CRISPR ‚ a technology that would allow for gene editing. CRISPR uses a bacteria and enzyme to target a gene and edit it in hopes to cure genetic diseases. The DNA is extremely complex and changing genes can have an unintended consequence. This important as ethics plays a big role in the support or oppositions of gene editing. The video shows how CRISPR works visually. Now that DNA can be changed and made to be inherited with nearly 100 percent success‚ debates on if
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Francis Jason Camu Social Network PROS & CONS Social Networking sites allow us to communicate with others and express ourselves easier. These sites help you find people you have not seen in a while‚ chat without actually going places and learn things that are happening today. But what are the PROS & CONS of using it? Did you know the average person spends 4 years of his life looking down at his cell phone? It’s kind of ironic‚ ain’t it? How these touch-screens can make us lose touch? But
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Cyberbullying is defined as the use of electronic communication to bully a person‚ typically by sending messages of an intimidating or threatening nature (“Cyberbullying”). As stated by an anonymous girl from Illinois‚ "It affected me for 3-4 years...would come home and just cry. It really hurt (Hinduja‚ Sameer and Justin Patchin).” That type of an effect on a person shouldn’t be ignored. One of the main reasons cyberbullying should be stopped is the fact that it’s real. Secondly‚ the effect it has
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