Biology

please read and respond to a following colleges post what do you agree/like with and what could they possibly add to make it a better post  please use a scientific source  no .com To vaccinate or not to vaccinate is an extremely relevant debate, given the state of our world amidst this pandemic. There is currently a race to develop a COVID vaccine but once one is approved, who will actually get it? My thoughts are that vaccines are extremely helpful and powerful medical tools to help combat certain diseases. In fact, they can even eradicate some diseases altogether, like smallpox. However, as with most modern medicine, there are some negative side effects that they carry with them. The most common side effects tend to be very mild like pain or swelling at the injection site. In my opinion, the good that vaccines can provide outweighs the bad. Vaccines make it possible to protect children from 14 diseases by age two (CDC). Some parents argue that it isn’t necessary to vaccinate their children from mild diseases. However, while chickenpox may seem like a “mild disease”, “before the vaccine was available, about 50 children died every year from [it], and about 1 in 500 children who got chickenpox was hospitalized” (CDC). Some parents are hesitant to vaccinate their children because they believe that there’s a link to autism. However, numerous studies have shown that this is not the case. In particular, people fear that an ingredient in vaccines called thimerosal, which is a mercury-based preservative used to prevent contamination of vaccine vials, has a direct link to autism. Since 2003 there have been 9 CDC studies showing that there is no link between this ingredient and autism spectrum disorders (CDC). Although there is no proven link, thimerosal has been removed or reduced to trace amounts in childhood vaccines. It is currently only used in flu vaccines that are stored in multidose vials. One reason why many people believe in this myth is because early signs of autism and other developmental diseases first start appearing as a child is receiving most of their vaccinations (around 12 to 18-months). Many parents cling to the idea that since the “vaccine precedes the event, the vaccine causes disease” so it’s more comforting than the idea that their child had autism all along (Davidson, 2017). Overall, vaccines are an extremely valuable medical advancement that we would be remiss to doubt or overlook.

Video assignment:  National Parks, Wisconsin Write and submit a paragraph summary of the video. What did you learn new? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGuTdYncFVo You only need to reference the video and no other references are needed.

Critically evaluate and discuss the interdependence between the Digestive System & the Nervous System. No more than 1 page, typed, single spaced, 1-inch margins, 10-point type size, supported by 2 peer review journal article Grammar and spelling will be a component of grading.  CITE ALL REFERENCES USED IN AMA style.

For your final project this summer, you need to get outside and find some stuff. I watched a TED Talk last year that changed the way I think about nature and wild spaces. Ordinarily, when we think of the wild what comes to mind? Pristine natural areas, unspoiled by human activity? The speaker explained that, with climate change in mind, there really are no places left on the globe that are unaffected by people. Furthermore, places we often ignore or overlook can be full of living things. Places like weedy lots are great places to find interesting things but we tend to devalue those things because, they’re small, they’re not native to our area, or they don’t have much economic or aesthetic appeal. Since no habitats are pristine anymore, we should learn to accept and appreciate the weedy lots around our neighborhoods for the abundance of life they contain. So here’s what I want you to do: Take a walk. Around your yard, down the street, to a nearby park, it doesn’t matter. Hell, go all the way to Yellowstone National Park. Just find some place that is likely to contain abundant plant and animal life. And take your phone with you. While you’re out and about, take pictures of whatever living things you find. That includes plants, animals, fungi, whatever. The only restriction is that I’d prefer you take pictures of things that are growing on their own. That means don’t take pictures of the vegetables in your garden or the flowers in front of your building, take pictures of the weeds instead. Don’t take pictures of your pets, but you can take pictures of the stray cat that comes by every evening. Upload your photos to the website iNaturalist.org. If you already have a Google, Facebook, Twitter, Yahoo, or Flicker account, you can sign in through those and you don’t even need to create a new account. iNaturalist uses machine learning to automatically suggest possible identifications for the organisms in your photos. Once they are uploaded, human users are able to either confirm the computer’s suggestion or make their own suggestions. I use iNaturalist every day when I take pictures of insects for my Instagram account. It’s a lot of fun to use. Go online and do some research about the organisms that you found. Find out what their geographic ranges are, what habitats they prefer, what they eat, if they are generalists or specialists, what their current populations are, if they face any particular challenges, or any other interesting or noteworthy information. Create a field guide of the organisms you have found. A field guide is a book that contains pictures and information about a certain group of organisms, birds, or butterflies, or trees for example. Your guides will run the gamut of all types of organisms. Each entry should include your photo, the name of the organism, & the information you gathered about it. Your guides should contain at least 25 entries. Upload the completed guide here as a .pdf or .doc(x) file. I’m looking at you, Mac users. I might not be able to view your work if you use other file types. To summarize, go outside and photograph at least 25 different organisms of any sort, as long as they are not captive (like pets) or purposely cultivated (like plants in a garden). Identify the organisms you photographed using iNaturalist. Do some research about the natural history of your organisms. Compile that information into a mini-field guide. Upload your field guide to Blackboard as a .pdf or .doc(x) file. You will be graded on the quantity of organisms you find, the diversity of those organisms, the completeness of the natural history information, and the aesthetic qualities of your guide.

Food Microbiology   Instructions:  For this project, you will choose a food or beverage made by microbial metabolism.  There are numerous food products (bread, cheese, yogurt, pickles, chocolate, etc.), drinks, and sauces that utilize metabolic products from a microbe (usually a bacterium or yeast).  You will create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to provide information on the food product, the microbe that makes it, and details on the metabolic strategy utilized to make the product.  Create a presentation that contains the following in the same relative order:        ·       Title page, including your name and the name of your food product ·       A description of your food product, including: o   A picture of the food/drink o   Brief history of the food/drink o   Where is it made/consumed? o   Brief description of how it is made ·       A description of the microbe that makes the product, including: o   A picture of the microbe o   Genus species name written in correct nomenclature o   Type of microbe (bacterium?  Yeast?  Something else?) o   Any other impacts on humans or the environment (this is optional – may not be applicable to your organism) ·       A description of the metabolic process used by MICROBES to make the product, including: o   A picture (diagram) and description of metabolic process (fermentation is very common for food/beverages), including end products (Alcohols?  Acids?) o   A description of metabolic pathways involved (fermentation utilizes glycolysis) o   Be sure and describe the processes/pathway(s) involved!  I will count off if you do not provide a brief description of each ·       Each slide except for the last slide must include In-text citations. The corresponding entries must be included in your reference list on the last slide. APA style. I’ve posted video guides on how to do in-text citations in Bb. At least 3 references are required. Please only use credible sources. I’ve posted a guide on how to select credible sources in Bb for you. Note: When writing descriptions on your slides, try to use your own words and minimize direct quotation to less than 10%. Remember to always include quotation marks when using direct quotation. You can make your own diagram, flow chart or find a suitable one or image from the Internet. If you use an image or diagram from an Internet source, please include a web link to it on the same slide. The entire presentation should be around 6-8 slides, including the title page and references (more than 8 slides is ok).  Be sure and address all the above items for full credit and submit the file in Blackboard dropbox by the due date.  REMEMBER, THE METABOLIC PROCESS SHOULD BE DESCRIBED IN SOME DETAIL!

RESEARCH: *The explanation / background of the topic- Break it down. Include the Structure and Function relationship in the body Important. Interesting and current research on the topic. Examples to clarify and teach.  CRITICAL THINKING: Tips and Tricks for Remembering and Recalling. Is there a mnemonic device that might help you memorize this information or what helps you understand this? Connect the dots  Use critical thinking. Draw your own conclusions from the research. Why is this an important topic?  How does it relate to other concepts in the text? Use your own words and thoughts here.

There has been a lot of research on how teratogens cause genetic and congenital birth defects in babies. What are Teratogens? They are anything that will interfere with the growth or development of a fetus. You will find article after article about the effects of women smoking, taking drugs, and drinking alcohol on developing babies. But what happens if a man smokes, takes drugs, or drinks alcohol? Can this harm a developing fetus? Note: Please use this websites as references. Thanks http://www.come-over.to/FAS/mentoo.htm http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/1998/10/02/MN77373.DTL http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3901885/

Biotechnology is the use of a living thing or any part of a living thing to make a product or process that improves human life.  Choose 1 of the following biotechnology applications: in vitro fertilization DNA profiling Vaccines Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) Gene therapy In an APA-formatted report, research the topic that you have chosen, and answer the following 5 questions: Explain how the process you have chosen meets the definition of biotechnology.  Describe how the process is performed. Explain the uses of the application.  Discuss at least 1 benefit, 1 drawback, and 1 risk of the process you have chosen. Elaborate on an ethical concern of the application you have chosen, for example, if you chose in vitro fertilization you might discuss what to do with leftover embryos.  Use the following guidelines for your report: Utilize at least 2 credible sources to support the arguments presented in the paper. Make sure you cite them appropriately within your paper, and list the references in APA format on your Reference page.  In accordance with APA formatting requirements, your paper should include an Abstract, Title, and Reference page; should be double-spaced; and should include a running head and page numbers. Your paper should be 2–3 pages in length, not counting the Title page, Abstract, and Reference page.

Land border security is a crucial part of protecting our country and citizens from harm. The Homeland Security mission is to improve border security by preparing DHS to have the capability to (1) access more data sources, (2) support decision making that translates to actionable information and intelligence, and (3) share that actionable information and intelligence with DHS stakeholders, partnering with federal, state, and local law enforcement Describe the U.S. land borders. How are they surveilled and protected? (Be specific.) Describe how terrorists from groups besides ISIS penetrate the U.S.–Mexican border. In your responses, discuss the use of modern technology and man-made physical structures—their advantages/disadvantages—and the use of military forces (how, when).

As you have learned in this module, the female and male reproductive systems are two homologous organ systems that developed from the same tissue embryologically speaking. Pregnancy involves anatomical and physiological changes in both the mother and the developing human that are driven by the nervous and endocrine systems. In this assignment, you will examine how hormones drive these anatomical and physiological changes. Instructions Prepare a written paper of at least 1000 words discussing the following bullet points: Describe anatomical and physiological changes that occur at the gross and histological levels during pregnancy and postpartum in the mother and developing human during the following stages: Fertilization Embryonic development Fetal development Birth Postpartum period Examine how hormones regulate the ovarian cycle, in utero development, and the process of labor and giving birth. Briefly discuss the similarities and differences in oogenesis vs. Spermatogenesis. Your paper should be formatted as a proper research paper with an introduction and conclusion. Do not simply follow the bullet points above, but really think about what you have learned and how that relates to other material we have covered, and knowledge you have from other courses you may have taken. The Research and Report assignments in this course are capstone assignments for each module. You should be integrating everything that you learned in the textbook, explorations, discussions, and lab activities into your papers. All references must be cited using APA Style format.