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Ocean Floor's Hydrothermal Vents

magma are heated to the extremes of the temperature range (Tyson, 1996). Temperatures can, in fact, reach in excess of 360 degree...

Perceived Threats, Overreaction, and Doctrine of Chemical Warfare Defense

to the reality of the threat. The government and the military must make every effort to develop a more rational approach regarding...

Human Cloning Debate

real-life scenario does not produce a fully-grown replica, as one so often sees in the movies, but rather suggests that a human ba...

Systematic Taxonomy and Biodiversity

classify and categorize things, a need first addressed by Linneus when he first devised the binomial system of nomenclature for li...

Nature and Biology According to Aristotle

Aristotle also proposed that the "idea of a perfect statue" is already in the marble and that the marble itself seeks to realize ...

Causes of Eating Disorders

still believe that they are not adequate (ANRED, 2003). Interpersonal Factors: Personal relationships with family and others ca...

Cellular Function and Biological Techniques

on illumination to create contrast. Contrast formation is defined by the ratio between light and dark, and light microscopy often...

Adolescent Pregnancy and Physiological Changes

point where the female gamete is penetrated by the male gamete pregnancy starts. This joining together of the sperm and the egg i...

Biological Functions of Lipids

is easily ionised (King, 2002). The term saturated fatty acids is applied to those which have no carbon carbon double bonds, where...

Biological Implications of H2O

(to prevent the spread of germs and to keep rivers and streams from harmful pollutants), can be harnessed to generate electricity,...

Biology, Ecology, and the Impact of Humans

were far too exciting for people to be distracted by the damage that was being done on account of toxic manufacturing residue as i...

Sociological and Biological Definitions of Sexuality

wonder that many are reluctant to place full responsibility for behavior and personality on genetics. Peele (1995) notes:...

Addressing Bioterrorism and Why It is a National Security Priority

The institution of adequate provisions to defend ourselves against biological attacks is a priority in the turbulent world situati...

An Examination of a Serial Killer

games with police, but one important question lingers. What makes serial killers kill? It is a hard question to answer as there...

Contemporary Manifestations of Terrorism

indoctrinate, train, and reward the individuals, but they do not seek out depressed or mentally disturbed people to go on their m...

Biological and Chemical Significance of Water

Passage back and forth through these membranes and walls is the result of a complex chemical procedure not simply passive diffusio...

Stress from Psychological and Biological Perspectives

In these cases there are some very strong physiological changes observed in the body. The biochemical findings are recognised by a...

A Review of Research Evaluating Green Tea Extract

A careful review of the experimental design and the potential motivations of the researchers is always wise. Otherwise the impact...

A Biopsychosocial Perspective on the Elderly

increase from 5.6 percent of the GDP in 2000 to over 7.4 percent in 2040 (Investment Advisor, 2002). This reflects a considerabl...

Human Behavior, Psychological, Sociological, and Biological FActors on Mental Health Care Delivery

promote recovery and to "replace unnecessary institutional care with efficient, effective community service that people can count ...

Aborigine of Australia and Natural Selection's Role

In five pages this paper examines how biological natural selection processes influence the Australian Aborigine characteristics. ...

Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers and Criminological Theories

commit violent criminal acts" (Nottingham Screening DNA: Exploring the Cinema-Genetics Interface). Furthermore, according to "gen...

Weapons and Their Costs and Damage to Human Life

at taking 75 years and costing $50 billion. This is described very clearly in an article by Glenn Zorpette published in Scientific...

Theories of Personality Development

The writer considers the theory of personality development from the biological and humanistic perspectives. The writer also examin...

Society, Race, and Racism

discern race visually is not true, and at least not at first glance. There are many light-skinned black people in the world for ex...

Terrorism and IT

by their irises, morph photographs into known fugitives or catch a glimpse of a suspect on a hidden videocam. Yet, while this is t...

Lombroso and Criminal Behavior

a sensation with his book that was published in 1876 ("Cesare," 2001). In the work, the doctor utilized Darwinian principals of ev...

A Detailed Examination of Anthrax

the spores and inevitably succumbs to the aftermath. Vaccinations for livestock has proven effective in drastically reducing the ...

Antibiotics and Anthrax

the two types being examine: "Anthrax is caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis and is a disease of sheep, cattle, horses, goa...

Racial Factors Within the Context of Sports

a high school junior who made jaws drop when he played; his skill was exemplary but he is white (Cray, 1998). In fact, he would be...