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CRISPR, a new biotechnological method of gene editing, stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. Scientists discovered a while ago that bacteria fight off viruses by using an enzyme called Cas9 and what it does is it reorders certain genes in order to protect itself from bacteriophages and scientists recently figured out how Cas9 does this. Scientists have found a similar method in 2013 to turn the bacteria’s virus-fighting system into a new form of gene editing.This tool can easily change any gene in any plant or animal. The way it works is scientists start with RNA, and it […]

Mozambique’s worst flooding in 50 years led to impacts and effects that devastated the country and the people not only socially but also physically and economically too. In the table below I have separated the floods’ effects into Short term and long term effects: Short term effectsLong term effects Electricity Cut-off- Electricity was cut off due to the torrential water’s force that swept away the electricity transmission towers. Death and severe injuries- 100s died as a result of the floods, thousands suffered from water-borne diseases and dysentery.Transport – Transport is a major struggle in LEDCs like Mozambique and the floods […]

Non symbiotic bacteria such as azotobacter,clostridium also help in fixing nitrogen present in atmosphere. If environmentalconditions are favourble then Frankia (nodulating bacterial symbionts) can alsofix N2 in non-symbiotic association 1. Frankia can bepresent in rhizosphere of non-host plants and help in nitrogen fixation. Recordhas shown Frankia is present in rhizosphere of Betula Pendula2 andin soil with no actinorhizal plants3 . N2 fixationcannot be estimated by free living bacteria. There are different methods ofinoculating bacteria in green house experiment such as leaf spray, seed soakingand side dressing. The growth of cucumber and barley plants was stimulated byinoculation of Beijerinckia mobilis and […]

Cyrus McCormick and the Mechanical ReaperRuben MartinezPeriod 1. Global StudiesJanuary, 3, 2018         Cyrus McCormick was born February 15th, 1809 in Rockbridge County, Virginia. His father, Robert McCormick, was a farmer and an inventor who tried to create a  mechanical reaper for years but was never successful. As a child Cyrus did not receive much actual formal education but learned other skills by watching his father in his workshop all day. As he grew up Cyrus began to have the same passion of inventing things as his father did. When Cyrus was 22 years old he took over the reaper project […]

Kids around the world are being used to daily jobs that adults can do. For example, Iqbal’s parents sold him for twelve US dollars. The people who Iqbal’s parents  sold him to put him in child labor.  I think child labor is a problem because it can cause health problems and can possibly kill you. Child labor is a problem because it can cause health problems. In the video Freedom Hero: Iqbal Masih it said Iqbal was small because In the video freedom hero Iqbal masih it said Iqbal didn’t eat and not eating candy make you starve to death […]

Name: Lecturer: Course: Date: Business Report TASK-1 Northern Hi-Tec Electronics Ltd. production problem The production process for Northern Hi-Tec E. Ltd, is rather complex because the company engages in the production of several components. Each of the components has variable production costs and time taken in production. This is further complicated by the fact that the components have different sales values. All this decision variables and their constraint have to be taken into account in order to ensure the company runs at optimal profitability. The analysis of a linear programming model on the production and sales processes of the company […]

Steels get rusty over the time, to remove these rustyparticles, or contaminants, it is dipped into pickle bath that containsHydrochloric Acid. This strong acid will remove the impurities and result in shinysteel again. The used hydrochloric acid, or any other acids, are now known asspent acid, or can be said as used acid, waste acid, spent pickle liquor orpickling sludge. Pickling sludge is a hazardous waste based on EnvironmentalProtection Agency, it cannot simply be released to the landfill, and thereforeit is usually neutralized with lime and then disposed in a landfill. Thischapter will be an introduction to several materials that […]

Heterocyclicchemistry is one of the most interesting, applied branches of organic chemistryand of utmost practical and theoretical importance. It is a vast and expandingarea of chemistry because of obvious applications of compounds derived fromheterocyclic rings in pharmacy, medicine, agriculture, plastic, polymer andother fields.                        Heterocycliccompounds are present in abundance in our surroundings. They owe theirimportance in the biological system due to uniqueness in their structuralskeleton parts. All thesenatural and synthetic heterocyclic compounds can and do participate in chemicalreactions in the human body. Furthermore, all biological processes are chemicalin nature. Nitrogen containing heterocyclic compounds are importantclass of heterocyclic compounds that has […]

Unit 18 – DNA TechnologyTask 2 – Vaccines are made with new DNA technology, using the outershell of the microorganism, then replicating it before injecting it into aharmless host in order to create the vaccine. This is the safer of options asthe disease-causing microbe is not transferred to the host.Agriculture is also a focus of biotechnology as the yield and profitability iswhat is focused on improving to allow plants to become more resistant toinsects and herbicides. A herbicide-resistant bacteria has been found that wasinjected into plants, allowing them to become resistant to herbicides.DNA technology used in animals allows for cloning […]

The Israelites faced many foes on the battlefield over the course of the Neolithic ages up until the time of Christ. They waged wars on the Persians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians, and also the Canaanites, who were the original inhabitants of the region around Israel. They fought many wars, but were they actually what God meant for us to do? By fighting, were the Israelites furthering God’s plan for the world? Yes, they were furthering God’s plan in the way that we all fight for what is good in the world. The Assyrians were a war-like nation who took up […]