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 · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals An invasive type of breast cancer, identified by the amplification of the HER-2 neu gene, affects 20 to 30% of newly diagnosed patients. I evaluated Monoclonal Antibodies fo…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if protein sequence variations seen in families of evolutionarily derived bacteriorhodopsins (bR) confer structural and functional change, and…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this research is to create a tryptophanyl tRNA and tryptophanyl-tRNA Synthetase orthogonal pair that will be able to successfully and efficiently incorporate…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Many people have stopped eating beef, or really cut it out of their diet, because of the health problems caused by saturated fat. Saturated fat can cause heart attacks, stro…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Cell secretion (exocytosis) is a cellular process in which vesicles fuse with the cell membrane to release its content to the extracellular environment. The way in which thi…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This project focuses on whether the amount of Vitamin C diminishes over time in different types of orange juice. The juices I will be testing are freshly squeezed orange jui…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine how well natural preservatives delay the initial appearance and growth of mold on white bread when stored in the dark or when stored in the light. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine if a variety of hair samples treated with the Keratin Complex Treatment were stronger and would react less to humidity than hair samples not t…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find out if grocery shoppers are getting what they#ve paid for behind the fish counter. I wanted to find out if the fish in grocery stores labeled as Red…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine a formula and procedure to maximize the isolation of DNA by variation of enzymes, sodium chloride and alcohol concentrations. Met…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The effects of energy drinks, sport drinks, soda, coffee, milk and water on the deterioration and staining of teeth enamel were examined. This study also wanted to study how…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals Chemotherapy causes harmful side effects by destroying healthy cells in addition to cancerous ones. Attaching cancer seeking ligands to nanoparticles can direct drugs to can…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Gene therapy involves delivering therapeutic genes to diseased cells in order to introduce a new function or correct a genetic abnormality. Gene therapy can be used as a pro…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine which type of orange juice had the greatest concentration of vitamin C utilizing the titration method to compare vitamin C con…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Oryza sativa T-DNA lines were studied to better understand cell wall synthesis and function for the development of a new bioenergy crop. Mutant and wild-type rice plants wer…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to evaluate the potential of PTEN/PI3K biochemical pathway in pancreatic beta cell regeneration and improved endogenous insulin production to pro…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Being the second highest cause of cancer related death among men in the United States of America, prostate cancer urgently requires new approaches to be diagnosed and furthe…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I want people to know that soda is bad for their teeth, which is actually the main purpose of this project. I will take a controll like water or a healthy drink and compare…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Studies have shown that excessive stress compromises health and accelerates aging. To determine whether stress hormones inflict DNA damage leading to nuclear instability and…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals In the past Alzheimer's research was focused on Amyloid B, but now it has also encompassed ApoE mediated phosphorylation of Tau. The purpose of my project is to study the in…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal is to study which pH's of highly concentrated HCl acid can damage, morph, or kill epithelial cells.The purpose was to study the cell#s size, appearance, and numbers…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Objective and Goals- A mammal living in the Arctic can survive the freezing temperatures because of their blubber, or fat layer. I wanted to test and see which substance, la…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Telomerase elongates chromosome ends and is required for the indefinite lifespan of cancer cells. We set out to determine whether telomere length correlates with telomerase…
CSEF · 2011
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine which home-based citric acidic solution (i.e. lemon juice, lime juice, Sprite, Pepsi) dissolves calcium in a kidney stone fastest and most eff…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Enzymes are organic catalysts that speed up reactions by decreasing the activation energy needed to start the chemical reaction. Therefore, my hypothesis is that as the enzy…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to investigate the relationship between fat and protein in milk foam and determine the amount of egg white that is needed to compensate f…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to enhance the thermal stability of an enzyme involved in breaking down cellulose so as to increase the efficiency of converting plant biomass int…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment was to determine the effect of the concentration level of an enzyme called beta-glucosidase on the amount of p-Nitrophenol produced, which i…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the rate of DNA degradation when exposed to Ultraviolet light. Methods/Materials Different samples of lambda DNA was exposed to different time…
CSEF · 2011
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to discover the effects of caffeine on a regenerating planarian, my replacement for a growing child. I also wanted to know the dosage of caffeine that would…