Browse 73 real Animal Sciences projects entered in 2023, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2023
Mammalian Biology Fourth Award
Mainstay of the treatment of wounds is the appropriate wound care dressing. The purpose of dressing is to provide a clean surface, inhibit the growth of pathogens in the wound using biocides…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Skin allergies in dogs are common, leading to discomfort. Medications used to treat allergies are expensive, not always working. To combat this problem, the researcher believes an Aloe Vera…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
The Fijian white-footed ant, Technomyrmex vitiensis or T. vitienis, native to Southeast Asia and some Pacific islands, has become a serious pest in American Samoa. It can reach high densitie…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Second Award
Pebrine disease caused by Nosema bombycis is the most dreaded infectious disease in sericulture practice, accounting for 30% yield loss of silkworm with estimated economic loss of 10 million…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Third Award
Red palm weevil (a beetle, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) is a promising source of low-cost, high-quality protein commonly cultivated in Southeast Asia. We found a correlation in the increased w…
CSEF · 2023
Zoology Second Award
Bees pollinate over 80% of plants, but bee colonies have been experiencing a devastating 39.7% annual loss over the past 11 years. To address this pressing issue, BeeWell, an innovative deep…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Bees pollinate over 80% of flowering plants, but bee colonies have alarmingly declined by 39.7% annually over the past decade. Traditional methods for monitoring beehives, like human inspect…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Dragonfly nymphs are known for their ability to rapidly snatch prey by extending their folded labia, despite the resistance of water. The labia of dragonfly nymphs can be categorized into tw…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
In recent years, the invasive Burmese pythons have severely impacted the ecosystem of the Everglades, such that many mammal species have had sharp declines in population. It was hypothesized…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Calories are one of the most important nutrients needed when building muscle and fat in cattle. Using the food calorimetry method I tested the hypothesis that cake pellets will be more calor…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Studying octopus arm movement is important for behavioral and motor control research as octopuses use their arms to capture prey, mate, fight, hide from predators, and complete tasks in expe…
CSEF · 2023
Zoology Fourth Award
Jellyfish posses one of the earliest nervous systems of any living organisms. They are not closely related to common model organisms and therefore can provide unique insight to the capabilit…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Aged people are more prone to sleeping disorders, which poses a serious health concern worldwide. The underlying mechanisms of sleep and aging related diseases remain unclear following my me…
CSEF · 2023
Zoology Third Award
The genus Chroicocephalus consists of eleven small-sized gull species. Despite being an ecologically important group of birds, the evolutionary relationship among its species remains unresol…
CSEF · 2023
Mammalian Biology Third Award
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and disruptions to the circadian system, which is regulated by a set of clock genes, can lead to tumorigenesis. In previous research, a generali…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Pollination services provided by managed honey bees are essential to a variety of agricultural crops. In February and March, more than 80% of the nation’s beehives are rented by almond growe…
CSEF · 2023
Zoology First Award
Pollination services provided by managed honey bees are essential to a variety of agricultural crops. In February and March, more than 80% of the nation’s beehives are rented by almond growe…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Crickets are a global source of nutrition for pets and humans alike. This will only increase as traditional agriculture faces increased challenges due to the advent of global warming. Howeve…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Light pollution or artificial light at night (ALAN) can disrupt insect circadian rhythms and development, since photoperiod is a dominant cue for timing seasonal events in animal life cycles…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences Fourth Award
Every day, tons of expanded polystyrene (Styrofoam) end up in landfills and waterways all over the world, doing incalculable harm to the environment. Previous studies have found that the Zop…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Methylmercury (MeHg) is a neuro-toxicant that disrupts neural processes and neurogenesis of animals in terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at sublethal levels. Recent studies using zebra finc…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this experiment is to see what type of saddle pad will keep the least amount of pressure on the horse’s back. A saddle pad should distribute uniform pressure from the saddle a…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Fall armyworms(FAW) cause around 500 million dollars in economic damage each year in the U.S., and pesticidal treatments are becoming increasingly ineffective. Meanwhile, management solution…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Despite 80% of India’s population incorporating Ayurveda to maintain their health, Ayurvedic herbs consumed to treat depressive moods, impaired memory, and infertility lack evidence to suppo…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
The tidal snail Cerithidea moerchii living in brackish mud flat in our town (habitat A) was observed frequently climbed up on the reed stem above the water. Snails of this species were also…
CSEF · 2023
Mammalian Biology Honorable_mention Award
Despite advances in radiomics, diagnosis and prognosis of central nervous system (CNS) cancers rely on manual and algorithmic approaches that are subject to inefficiencies and bias. With 5-y…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Dairy cattle are continuously being bred and birthed in order to produce milk. It is generally accepted that moon phases affect many things such as ocean tides and human behavior. Cattle are…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
The purpose of this project was to determine which soil parameters (pH, density, water content, and soil content) affect the location of Aphonopelma hentzi burrows in the Comanche National G…
CSEF · 2023
Mammalian Biology Second Award
The development of human brain organoids grown from human-induced pluripotent stem cells enables scientists to study the human brain without the technical and ethical limitations of insertin…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Turmeric (Curcuma longa) and poppy seeds (Papaver somniferum) are two substances that are widely used in the cuisines of many South Asian and Middle Eastern countries. These compounds have a…