Ebola Virus
.... can show up and try to back track where it came from, defying
a decent strategy to keep people away from its natural reservoir. However, it
destroys the body so quickly that it doesn't have a chance to spread very far,
at least in humans. This virus is a true paradox.
Ebola Zaire is a nasty little virus with no known cure. The natural
reservoir for the virus is still unknown. If the host could be found, a serum
could be made of the antibodies in its blood. It must have a stable host, one
in which it has reached equilibrium with. Collection of animal specimens is
currently underway to determine the source. The possi .....
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Viruses: Complex Molecules Or Simple Life Forms?
.... The
adenovirus is polyhedral and has a protein spike at each vertex. The influenza
virus is made of a flexible, helecal capsid. It has an outer membranous
enevelope that is covered with glycoprotein spikes. The T-even bacteriophage
consists of a polyhedral head and a tail. The tail is used to inject DNA into a
bacterium while the head stores the DNA.
Basic life is defined as the simplest form capable of displaying the
most essential attributes of a living thing. This makes the only real criterion
for life the ability to replicate. Only systems containing nucleic acids are
capable of this phenomenon. With this rea .....
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Introduction To Human Services
.... profoundly."
"What I would like to do is work with teenagers. As a teenager, I was
befriended by a Young Life leader. He was a man in his 40's and didn't want
anything from me but to be my friend. When I drank beer at lunch, he didn't
tell me to not drink. I don't remember his words so much as the feeling I got
when we were together. He was like a father/friend to me. He seemed to care
about me unconditionally. He looked at me like a real human person, which made
me uncomfortable, which now looking back, was probably because I wasn't used to
that. My own father lived in the same house with me, but he was not emotionally
av .....
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What Is Angina? And What Is The Cure?
.... and nutrients
to provide energy for rmovement, and to maintain the delicate balance of
chemicals which allow for the careful electrical rhythm control of the heart
beat. Unlike some other organs, the heart can survive only a matter of minutes
without these nutrients, and the rest of the body can survive only minutes
without the heart--thus the critical nature of these syndromes.
Causes of blockage range from congenital tissue strands within or over the
arteries to spasms of the muscular coat of the arteries themselves. By far the
most common cause, however, is the deposition of plaques of cholesterol,
platelets and other su .....
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Your Brain
.... Most people, if they thought about it, would identify more with their
left brain. In fact, many of us think we are our left brains. All of that non-
stop verbalization that goes on in our heads is the dominant left brain talking
to itself. Our culture- particularly our school system with its emphasis on the
three Rs (decidedly left-brain territory) - effectively represses the intuitive
and artistic right brain. If you don't believe it, see how far you get at the
office with the right brain activity of daydreaming.
As you read, your left-side is sensibly making connections and analysing
the meaning of the word .....
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Braces: A Pain In The Ass
.... Braces are three years of physical torture beginning with the very first
office visit. The application of the brackets itself is long, tedious, and
uncomfortable. First, cold, polydent flavored clay is thrust into the crevices
of the mouth, forcing imprints. Jagged metal squares are glued to the enamel,
forcing hot, burning, glue to drip down the pink of the gums. Braces also cause
everyday aches and pains in the mouth. Metal spokes, guiding teeth to a new
shape, stab the inside of the mouth causing cuts, sores,and tearing each time a
person's mouth opens. Rubber bands placed on top of brackets pull and stretch
te .....
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Biosafety Protocol: Is There A Need For One?
.... mutant hybrids.
B. Biotechnology has the potential to harm the economies of some
developing nations.
C. The last and possible the most important argument for an
international biosafety protocol is in the name of ignorance
and caution
III. The United States, Germany, Japan, and Australia are the only
countries opposed to the biosafety protocol.
IV. The need for a change in the world of agriculture is undeniable.
As the world moves closer to the 21st century, research and development
in the area of biotechnology .....
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Anxiety And Depression In Afro-Americans
.... higher rates of depression and anxiety amongst them.
Depression is an emotional state characterized by extreme sadness,
gloomy ruminations, feelings of worthlessness, loss of hope, and often
apprehension, while anxiety is a generalized feeling of fear and apprehension.
The number of reported cases combining both depression and anxiety with Afro-
Americans has dramatically increased since the civil rights movement, when
scientists began recording such causal relationships. In addition, statistics
show that the rate of violence demonstrates a positive relationship of mental
health disorders within the black community. Studies by .....
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Illness
.... I could have written a good three page
essay in the time that it took me to scribble this down, but I believe this is
untrue. As this paper took no concentration and just my thoughts coming down on
paper. If a real essay would to come to me now that is what would be on the
paper. But as you see it is not a true essay.
Honesty is always the best answer right? Why that is what I think.
Actually Miss Howard this Paper was just something to get done with and get a
grade so that I may re-write when I am feeling more myself and can think more
efficiently.
Here we come to the end of my glorious essay and we can see the affect
of my .....
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What's Love Got To Do With It; Everything!
.... love? Then,
ask yourself, How are they in love? It may be surprising, but the answers to
these questions can be surpassingly different. Only when they are the same will
the love be true.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, is set in a house somewhere
in Albuquerque NM, some time in the afternoon or early evening, and going into
night. As previously stated, the story was written in 1981, and it appears to
set in the same time. Two couples are sitting around the kitchen table, drinking
gin, and talking, talking about love and the many forms it takes. Teresa (Terri)
gives a detailed description of a brutal love she .....
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AIDS: Myths And Facts
.... or dirty needles used by someone who carried the HIV
virus. Prostitutes contract and spread AIDS through sexual activity with
several different partners without knowing their partners' sexual history. This
in turn, leads to the spread of the disease throughout the heterosexual
community. Innocent infants are victims of the disease, born by mothers who are
infected with AIDS. It is, of course, true that homosexuals do spread the
disease. However, to label AIDS a “gay disease” is nothing less than ludicrous.
There are certain precautions that can be taken to control or prevent
the spread of AIDS. For those who are sexual .....
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How Alcohol May Affect Human Behaviour
.... with other drugs etc.)
The immediate effects of alcohol on an individual varies but can produce a wide
range of effects including: (2)
Loss of inhibitions.
Flushing and dizziness.
General impairment of brain and nervous system functions.
General loss of co-ordination.
Impairment of motor (movement) skills.
Staggering.
Slow reactions.
Blurred vision and slurred speech.
Aggression.
General impairment of senses (e.g. touch, sight, speech, etc.)
Vomiting.
Unconsciousness.
Children and young people are usually more affected by alcohol than adults. This
is because of t .....
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