In addition to being responsible for taking scientific measures focused around new and existing animal species; Lewis was also responsible for the botany discoveries on the journey. Botany‚ flora and fauna were Lewis’s original interest and love. Over two hundred and sixty specimens were collected and investigated along the journey. As with the animal findings‚ some were sent ahead to scientists even before the journey ended‚ so examination and scrutiny could begin. These specimens were analyzed
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This case describes the reorganization of drug discovery at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) following the formation of GSK from the merger of Glaxo Wellcome and SmithKline Beecham. This reorganization placed nearly 2‚000 research scientists into six centers of excellence in drug discovery (CEDD). Each CEDD focused on a small set of therapeutic areas and possessed decision rights over the progression of pharmaceutical compounds through the early stages of development. It addresses issues about the benefits
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Nelson Y. Irizarry Vargas Prof. Amy Armstrong COLL101-1103A-07 6 June 2011 What I learned from the Discovery Wheel Once I finished filling out the Discovery Wheel I noticed that the three highest scores were in Purpose‚ Attitude and Diversity. While the lowest scores where on Money‚ Notes and Tests. I started with the highest scores first but my favorite are the lower scores since they make me practice positive thinking. Purpose As an IT Representative for a company in Puerto Rico‚ I have
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Recently in class we read the science fiction story Flowers for Algernon‚ a story about a mentally disabled man named Charlie. It is a tale of self-discovery‚ and the perils of fighting a battle you cannot win. Charlie writes progress reports before and after his operation‚ detailing how he changes throughout the story- not just how he writes‚ but what he writes about. It is 1965‚ and leading scientists Dr. Strauss and Dr. Nemur have developed a method of enhancing brain function‚ like memory‚ academic
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Current Medicinal Chemistry‚ 2011‚ 18‚ 733-766 733 New Lead Structures in Antifungal Drug Discovery Chunquan Sheng and Wannian Zhang* Department of Medicinal Chemistry‚ School of Pharmacy‚ Second Military Medical University‚ 325 Guohe Road‚ Shanghai 200433‚ People’s Republic of China Abstract: During the past two decades‚ the incidence of invasive fungal infections has been increasing dramatically. Clinical available antifungal agents have several drawbacks such as limited potency and
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Scientific discovery is neither innately good nor bad; however‚ it does require the responsible yielding of that knowledge and the proper relaying to the scientific community. In the letters‚ the reader is introduced to Victor Frankenstein‚ on the verge of death‚ who even then speaks warmly of his scientific ambitions that he has since left in the dust and is now lonely himself. Speaking to Walton who is on his own journey of scientific discovery‚ Victor recognizes the mistake Walton is apt to make
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I remember when It was the beginning of May and I knew my days with my friends were numbered I was going to a different‚ I wanted to spend as much time I could with them. Life at child discovery center also known as GRCDC was amazing I had been there for four years and I had so many friends and when you went to a new grade there was no way you could get separated from your friends cause all you would do is go to a different class room like there would be two classrooms for each grade it was so awesome
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to be one of those people who took a chance; for that is why I’ve become one of the most remembered people in all of American history. Hello‚ my name is Meriwether Lewis. Most people probably already know that I was a co-leader in the Corps of Discovery‚ but many do not know my entire life story. For that reason I’ll start where it all began. I was born on a warm summer day in August of 1774 in the small county of Albemarle. I was born and grew up
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Human tendency to categorize others extends to simple instinct. From the moment a baby is born‚ the first question already categorizes the baby: boy or girl. In Richard Rodriguez’s Brown: The Last Discovery of America‚ he addresses these ideals of categorizations‚ untangling arduous inner conflicts in the process. Due to his diversity‚ Rodriguez feels unwanted and omitted in his day-to-day life. With a lack of a category for himself‚ Rodriguez journeys to discover new parts of himself and embrace
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Holden Caulfield undertakes a journey of personal discovery. Every journey begins with a first step. What are Holden’s first steps? How does his character react to the world around him as he begins his ‘hero’s quest’? Holden Caulfield is an extremely unique character. Through his inability to conform to the rules of the adult world that he is sucked into‚ he frequently criticizes people and is extremely judgemental to those around him. He calls people who reject him “phonies”‚ as a way to psychologically
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