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less but the farms are larger. In the early times of this country, people could make a living on the 160 acres they had received from The Homestead Act of 1862. This act gave families clear titles to 160 acres if they had lived on it for five…
birds called the Falconiformes. This group includes vultures, kites, hawks, eagles, and falcons. Other than vultures, all of these birds hunt and kill other animals for food. Falconiformes are equipped with hooked beaks and strong talons, making them…
protocol should be created to establish and maintain control over the products designed with biotechnology.         I.         The existing laws and regulations that govern the release of transgenic organisms                  …
capability, and opportunities for genetic re-assortment Ebola Zaire is one of the most deadly and unforgiving viruses in the known world. A new family of viruses termed filoviruses, was first discovered in 1967 Marburg W. Germany. Ebola Zaire…
class took a survey of the Eastern Hemlocks in the Totagatic Highlands around Frog Creek. From the trees surveyed there was seventy-one point seven percent living and twenty-eight point three percent dead. Which is a very good ratio. So far…
of genes in a particular species for a particular outcome. It involves taking genes from their normal location in one organism and either transferring them elsewhere or putting them back into the original organism in different combinations. Most…
on February 12, 1809, the son of Robert Waring Darwin. Darwin was the fifth out of seven children of a wealthy English family. Darwin's mother died in July 1817, when he was about 8 years old.         Darwin never did well in school. Darwin…
colors. It is generally an inherited trait, but can result from a chemical imbalance or eye injury.         There are three primary colors. They are red, blue, and yellow. All other colors are the results of different combinations…
different kinds of piranhas? Most have deep flat bodies, range in color from olive green to blue black, and have red orange bellies.         The most dangerous of the species have large very sharp teeth, the upper and lower set which…
we are today? Human Evolution, the natural development of the species Homo Sapiens, or human beings. The initial man, called the Hominid was short, not intelligent, and very ape like. The next man lived in the stone age; his name was Homo Habilis.…
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