Thalidomide Aim To appreciate that poor science can be harmful to people. Read the passages on thalidomide from the Internet and answer the questions that follow. 1 Thalidomide is a drug which was sold during the 1950s[->0] and 1960s[->1] as a sleeping aid and given to pregnant women to combat morning sickness[->2] and other symptoms. It was made in West Germany[->3] in 1953[->4]. It was available in around 50 countries‚ although not in the United States[->5]‚ under at least 40 different names
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PATTERNS IN NATURE – Summary Notes 1. ORGANISMS ARE MADE OF CELLS THAT HAVE SIMILAR STRUCTURAL CHARACTERISTICS 1.1 Outline the historical development of the cell theory‚ in particular‚ the contributions of Robert Hooke and Robert Brown The Cell Theory states that: All living things are made of cells (Theodor Schwann & Matthias Schleiden) Cells are the basic structural and functional unit of organisms (Theodor Schwann) All cells come from pre-existing cells (Rudolf Virchow) The historical
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the planet‚ growing in soil‚ water‚ acidic hot springs‚ radioactive waste‚ and deep in the Earth’s crust‚ as well as in organic matter and the live bodies of plants and animals‚ providing outstanding examples of mutualism in the digestive tracts of humans‚ termites and cockroaches. Bacteria are microscopic living things that were among the first creatures to inhabit the earth. They can be found almost anywhere‚ and they come in all forms and shapes‚ some being harmful to other living things like man
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Planning Introduction Stomata are pores on the bottom of leaves of vascular plants. The function of stomata is to allow gaseous exchange (transpiration) between the plant and the external environment (see diagrams below). This process is carried out by the plant‚ which controls the opening and closing of stomata via the guard cells. The more stomata a leaf contains the greater the rate of gas exchange and the less water it will be able to accumulate. Stomatal pores are formed between
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sweet” Diabetes is an extremely common and well known disease that becomes more and more common every day. The disease is based on sugar is the body‚ or glucose. When your body breaks down carbohydrates‚ it produces glucose‚ and essential sugar for the human body. There is a bodily function in which insulin helps the body use glucose‚ and this process is broken in diabetics. Due to this‚ the amount of sugar in a diabetic is raised to dangerously high levels. The consequences to leaving this untreated
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B io Factsheet September 2000 Number 76 The Eukaryotic cell cycle and Mitosis This Factsheet covers the relevant AS syllabus content of the major examining boards. By studying this factsheet the candidate will gain a knowledge and understanding of: • the different phases of the eukaryotic cell cycle (a eukaryotic cell has membrane bound organelles) • the importances of mitosis • the process of mitosis The eukaryotic cell cycle Fig 2. Quantity of DNA in the cell during different
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Nutrition & Food Sciences Research Article Iheagwara‚ J Nutr Food Sci 2013‚ 3:3 http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2155-9600.1000199 Open Access Effect of Ginger Extract on Stability and Sensorial Quality of Smoked Mackerel (Scomber scombrus) Fish Marcquin Chibuzo Iheagwara* Department of Food Science and Technology‚ Federal University of Technology‚ Owerri‚ Nigeria Abstract The effect of ginger extract on the stability and sensorial quality of smoked mackerel fish stored at 28 ± 2°C was
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Vol 455 | 11 September 2008 | doi:10.1038/nature07271 ARTICLES Strigolactone inhibition of shoot branching ` Victoria Gomez-Roldan1‚ Soraya Fermas2‚ Philip B. Brewer3‚ Virginie Puech-Pages1‚ Elizabeth A. Dun3‚ Jean-Paul Pillot2‚ Fabien Letisse4‚ Radoslava Matusova5‚ Saida Danoun1‚ Jean-Charles Portais4‚ ´ Harro Bouwmeester5‚6‚ Guillaume Becard1‚ Christine A. Beveridge3‚7*‚ Catherine Rameau2* & Soizic F. Rochange1* A carotenoid-derived hormonal signal that inhibits shoot branching in plants
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Vol II Issue X Impact Factor : 0.2105 ORIGINAL ARTICLE ISSN No : 2230-7850 Monthly Multidiciplinary Research Journal Indian Streams Research Journal Executive Editor Ashok Yakkaldevi Editor-in-chief H.N.Jagtap IMPACT FACTOR : 0.2105 Welcome to ISRJ RNI MAHMUL/2011/38595 ISSN No.2230-7850 Indian Streams Research Journal is a multidisciplinary research journal‚ published monthly in English‚ Hindi & Marathi Language. All research papers submitted to the journal will be double - blind
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Gas exchange is a biological process that is essential for the survival of an organism. The purpose of this process is to obtain oxygen from the environment (which is necessary for cellular respiration‚ and to dispose of CO2‚ a bi product of respiration. An efficient gas exchange system has 3 requirements. It must have a large surface area over which the gases can diffuse. A large surface area maximises the amount of area available for the gases to exchange. It must also be moist. Oxygen must first
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