Is creativity relevant to the Natural Sciences?

Creativity requires the use of imagination and or original ideas to create something new and in the case of producing knowledge, creativity can aid in the discovery or creation of new knowledge. From beginning to end, creativity is required to theorize and predict new knowledge but also creates new methods to test knowledge. Imagination and … Read more

Evolution – only a theory? / Essentialism

1. Only A Theory Christians view evolution as one of the best things God created, as written by Harries. Harries and Dawkins wrote the Prime Minister, Tony Blair, a letter in regards to their concern about how science would be taught in schools, specifically colleges, where religion was also taught. The letter expressed concern from … Read more

Effect of in vivo miRNA target site mutagenesis (draft)

.5-bromo-2’deoxyuridine (BrdU) is a nucleoside analog that is also commonly used for marking cell proliferation, but detection of the BrdU requires strong acids for DNA denaturation to reveal the antigen for antibody targeting, which can affect the integrity of dsDNA and other cellular structures that may be desired for DAPI-labelling or IHF. Antibody-based detection may … Read more

Brain imaging data

Introduction 1.1 Description and Motivation Brain research has been highlighted as an area of national interest in recent years. In 2013, President Obama launched the BRAIN research initiative, seeking to do for neuroscience what the human genome project did for genomics (Tripp & Grueber, 2011). This research has the potential to impact many important areas, … Read more

Consent-based approach to siting future nuclear waste management facilities

To: Governor Rick Snyder From: xxx Subject: Long-Term Energy Solutions Date: November 27, 2017 High-level nuclear waste continues to be stored in three sites next to Michigan’s Great Lakes (Michigan and Erie). For long-term energy planning, this is not a solution and in fact should be dealt with accordingly. The most appropriate way to handle … Read more

The role of graphene in the desalination of water

One of the most important challenges that engineers face in this world today is that of providing access to clean water around the world. The irony behind it is that water is actually found in abundance on the earth, but it is distributed unevenly amongst all countries. Additionally, about 97% of all water on earth … Read more

Nuclear Fission Benefits

In today’s world, humans use a profusive amount of Electricity. People use it every day whether it is for charging a phone or turning on the lights to see. Electricity is viable part of the life style we live in. The big problem with this is the use of coal. One of the functions the … Read more

What makes a photograph possible?

The world as we know it today is the most documented it has ever been. The ease with which human beings can communicate their experience individuals to a vast audience is unprecedented. The internet is the vehicle by which our communications travel. Our thoughts and ideas are expressed in a number of ways, including text, … Read more

Space facts

1. The earth location is the Milky Way, which is one of (estimated) 100 billion galaxies in the universe (as seen by The Hubble Telescope) . The number of galaxies are set to be increased as technology improves. Other names of galaxies are called Whirlpool Galaxy, Sombrero Galaxy, Black Eye Galaxy and many many more. … Read more

Fluorescence-based DNA sequencing

Definition & background What is DNA? The presence of DNA was first discovered by Friedrich Miescher back in 1869 while the structure of DNA molecules as a helical and double stranded was deciphered by Watson and Crick in 1953. In addition, the DNA molecules are treated as the storage of genetic information and acted as … Read more

HeLa cells – informed consent, privacy rights and compensation

Abstract This paper will discuss and focus on the past, current, and future ethical issues as it pertains to HeLa cells and how they were obtained.  Some of the ethical issues of concern are:  informed consent, privacy rights, and compensation.  The process of obtaining these cells were taken after treatment was provided to the subject … Read more

Cervical vertebral morphology in different skeletal patterns

A CEPHALOMETRIC STUDY STRUCTURED ABSTRACT: AIM: To describe and evaluate any deviation in the cervical vertebral morphology in different skeletal patterns. OBJECTIVE: To describe the cervical vertebral morphology in patients with different skeletal patterns BACKGROUND AND REASONS: Cervical vertebral analysis has been an aid to orthodontic diagnosis for several years. It helps in indicating the … Read more

Menopause from an evolutionary perspective

Introduction Similar to the female species itself, as males would attest, the human female menopause is an evolutionary puzzle yet to be solved and remains poorly understood. Sometimes referred to as ‘the change of life’, menopause marks the termination of a woman’s reproductive life. Throughout menopause, ovulations ceases and the production of progesterone and estrogen … Read more

Aerodynamics

Introduction Aerodynamics, in its simplest form is the study of the motion of air and how it moves around things, notably an aeroplane wing. The first modern study of aerodynamics in the eighteenth century, however people new about some of the concepts much earlier. The majority of the first studies in aerodynamics were about achieving … Read more

Women in Science

The Scientific Revolution was an age of innovation and reason. As more people were trying to question nature and started proving facts with observations rather than scripture. Women tried to use reason to shut down arguments saying that they were inferior to men, the querelle des femmes, however it backfired on them because men used … Read more