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Bioethics

... who had been condemned to death with Smallpox. In 1796, Edward Jenner, also studying Smallpox, inoculated an eight year old boy with pus from a diseased cow. The list goes on, and such experiments continue even until today. Nowadays these experiments would be ethically and legally unacceptable. Nevertheless, there have been clear documented cases of abuse in recent times. An example of this is the experiments conducted by Nazi doctors on prisoners in the concentration camps during the Holocaust. Does this mean that since there is poten ...

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Darwinism: The Theory That Shook The World

... from the church. Previous to Darwin the thought had been that the world itself was only a few hundred years old and that all creatures were made by God in those seven days as they lived exactly today (Campbell p 421). Aside from past resistance, Darwin also comes under scrutiny still today as missing fossils which are to have been the bridge between a two familiar species are not yet found (Hitching p 3). Whatever the reason of belief or disbelief in Darwin's theories, he astounded the scientific world as well as the public and was able to co ...

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Indicactor Lab

... underwent no change. Phenolphthalein did not change, and the pH value was 6, a weak acid. The appearance of this substance was a thick, white liquid that had a horrible odor. These observations led me to my conclusion that substance B is spoiled milk. Test-tube C: Test-tube C had ammonia in it. The substance reacted to red litmus paper, and it had no effect on blue litmus paper. Phenolphthalein turned a hot pink color very quickly, and the pH value was about 11.5. The substance was clear and had a strong odor to it. These results led me to my ...

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Quarks

... equal to half the basic quantum mechanical unit of angular momentum, obeying Pauli's exclusion principle. This principle that no two particles having half integral spin can exist in the same quantum state(1985 Quarks). Quarks always occur in combination with other quarks, they never occur alone. Physicists have attempted to knock a single quark free from a group using a particle accelerator, but have failed. Mesons contain a quark and an antiquark, up, down, and strange, while baryons contain three quarks distinguished by flavours. Each ...

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Flooding

... Department of Environmental Protection, the New Jersey Sea Grant College Program and the Climate Institute, drew 175 representatives of state and local government, property owners, some who came to observe, and some to rebut. Scientists, engineers and many local planners see coastal erosion and as a serious issue but previously viewed the concept of sea level rise as a codeword for “retreat,” giving up protective measures for the barrier island communities.There has been polarization in the past between some mayors and publ ...

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The China Syndrome

... about the evidence. The camera man asked Jack to speak publicly about the accident. On the way to a Nuclear Power convention there was a car following Jack. Jack went to the Ventanna Nuclear Power Plant to hide from the people following him. After arriving, Jack went to the control room to find that the people running the plant were making a big mistake. He saw the people raising the power back up to 100%. He tried to explain that there could be another accident if they raised the power all the way because of a problem with the pumps. The pe ...

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Acid Rain

... On both sides of the border, cars and trucks are the main sources for nitric acid(about 40% of the total), while power generating plants and industrial commercial and residential fuel combustion together contribute most of the rest. In the air, the sulphur dioxide and nitrogen oxides can be transformed into sulphuric acid and nitric acid, and air current can send them thousands of kilometres from the source.When the acids fall to the earth in any form it will have large impact on the growth or the preservation of certain wildlife. ...

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Voltage: Ohm's Law And Kirchhoff's Rules

... R in a DC circuit without measuring it directly provided that the remaining variable V and I is known. A resistor is a piece of electric conductor which obeys Ohm's Law and has been designed to have a specific value for its resistance. As an extension of the Ohm's Law, two more relationship can be drawn for electric circuits containing resistors connected in series or/and parallel. For resistors connected in series, the sum of their resistance is, RTOTAL=R1+R2+ ..... +Rn . And for resistors connected in parallel, 1/RTOTAL==1/R1+1/R ...

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Enviromental Science Profit Or

... problem with disastrous effects. Each day this serious problem increases. Many people believe that this issue is too small to deal with right now, and others believe it should be met head on. Power generating plants, industrial commercial, and residential fuel combustion together contribute the rest of the nitric acid. In the atmosphere, the sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide transforms into sulfuric acid and nitric acid. Air current can send them thousands of kilometers from the source. When these acids fall to the earth, they will have ...

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Alcoholism An Intrepretation

... alcoholic is a person who relies on alcohol as a medium to help him or her deal with physical, emotional, or spiritual needs. To understand alcoholism, it must first be understood what this affliction is dependent on. Alcohol is a substance that is made by the fermentation of fruits, grains, or miscellaneous other organic materials. The chemical, alcohol, is a depressant and acts on every cell in the human body. Due to this, the central nervous system, along with the pleasure centers of the brain, are affected resulting in a feeling of eup ...

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The Wolf

... Most wolves are gray but they can be other colors like black, brown, white, or even a reddish tan with long bushy tails. All wolves may look alike with their similar faces. They also may look like a German Shepherd. To tell the difference the wolf would have a larger and wider head than any dog. The young ones look like they have smaller heads but they look almost exactly how they would look if they were full grown with small paws. The wolf would move around by walking, running, or in a big pack with it’s family. The pack can have a ...

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The Rain Forest

... must open their eyes to the horrible tragedy that will inevitably occur if the citizens of the world do not realize the seriousness of this problem. To better understand the importance of the rainforest, one must be knowledgeable about what a rainforest actually is. The two main types of rainforests are temperate and tropical. Tropical rainforests are located in Latin and South America, Africa, Southeast Asia, and other areas in which temperatures stay above 80 degrees Fahrenheit year round. They can be found in 85 countries all over ...

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