38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals In the perpetual fight against disease, it is vital for immunologists and computational biologists to retrieve and process information quickly and efficiently. While the gro…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Antibacterial solutions, such as alcohol and the chemical triclosan, are found in hand sanitizers and antibacterial hand soaps. These chemicals are potentially dangerous to…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I did my project to see if the vitamin C content in red bell pepper concentrate would be affected by the growing method {organic, hot house, or conventionally}. I predicted…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Ultraviolet (UV) light from the sun causes damage to human skin cells that may destroy the ability of the skin cells to control cell division, leading to types of skin cance…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To validate that agricultural extraction process waste streams (such as that of the paprika oleoresin production process) contain extractable amounts of glucose for ethanol…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The problem was how will the chemical sodium benzoate effect the rate at which the catalase react. My hypothesis is that the chemical sodium benzoate will affect the rate at…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to establish a model system for screening potential compounds that can selectively inhibit cancer stem cells (CSCs), using the mesenchymal cells ge…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Our objective is to research, design, and build a cost efficient biodiesel processor, utilizing safe and proper materials, to not only to make biodiesel more accessible to e…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective was to design a system that would help people decide which antacid to take when they suffer from occasional heartburn. To do this, I created a six-step system f…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study was to determine whether there was a connection between the stem cell behaviors, as seen through the regenerative processes, of the brown planari…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Patients with diabetes posses a significantly impaired wound healing potential, due in part to a failure of diabetic tissues to re-vascularize oxygen-deprived areas of injur…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals SUMO, or Small Ubiquitin-like MOdifiers, is a group of proteins essential to life in many eukaryotes, implicated in such processes as the cell cycle and transcription. Altho…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether ALKBH5 is a new m6A demethylase in vitro and in vivo and to determine whether its demethylation effects had impacts on cellular proces…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals If Bush Blue Lake Garden Beans are grown in a controlled environment using different fertilizers, then the results should indicate improved growth when using Roots Organics…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Data showed one in five adolescents in United States have some form of hearing damage. A previous research showed that listening to personal music players at more than one h…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine if using additives, such as minerals or vitamins, will improve the fermentation of grape juice by creating a more healthy,…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals In my hypothesis, I believe if I use different types of sugar in a marshmallow recipe then the melting, cutting and density tests will have different results because of the…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to test surfaces to determine which surface is the most protein, sugar, and organic matter free. Methods/Materials There are three tests use…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective is to compare the tastes and safety of popular brands of sweeteners and find a non-harmful, but tasty sweetener that the teens will like. My hypothesis is Truv…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine if the genetically engineered papaya, has higher or lower Vitamin C content than that of its organically grown predecessor. Metho…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Diabetes is a lifelong chronic disease where high levels of glucose are in the blood. The American Diabetes Association states that in 2011, 25.8 million Americans had diabe…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine if antioxidant beverages with higher rankings on the USDA Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capacity (ORAC) scale will more effectively protect a cut a…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the amino acid mutations N364D, N391D, or N364D/N391D assist with the refolding of the active fragment of thrombomodulin (TM456t). Methods/Mat…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The non-enzymatic reaction of a sugar with a protein is referred to as glycation. The glycation of the therapeutic proteins has the potential to alter the structure, functio…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Our project explores and compares the effects of microwave radiation on the denaturation of proteins relative to conventional cooking systems. Protein denaturation involves…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals As the world#s supply of fossil fuels such as petroleum is both rapidly diminishing and detrimental to our atmosphere, there is a clear need for a fuel that is less harmful…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Do milk substitutes have a trace of lactose? Methods/Materials Soy milk, almond milk, rice milk, lactose free milk, test tubes, stopwatch, glucose tablets, lactase drops, Di…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This experiment was performed to determine which type of pill dissolves in the stomach and reaches the bloodstream the fastest. The hypothesis was that the caplets and table…
CSEF · 2013
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I am comparing the amount of glucose in canned fruit and fresh fruit. I want to learn the difference between the two; which has more glucose. I believe the fresh fruit will…
CSEF · 2013
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Objective: The purpose of this project was to determine which toothpaste really worked to protect the eggshell against the acidity of vinegar. Methods/Materials Materials an…