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 · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to find out whether enteric bacteria could be differentiated by biochemical tests. Since enteric bacteria cannot be differentiated by their physical characterist…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to learn more about fermentation by observing how yeast, a common fungus used in the fermentation process, reacts with different liquids. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this study was to find out how many of my relatives have a prothrombin gene mutation that my father carries. Do my relatives and I also carry the mutant gene,…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Africanized bees have been spreading throughout the United States, and in recent years have arrived in the southwest. These bees are a problem because of their hyper-aggress…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals At the conclusion of last year#s study, it was found that radiation did have an effect on the genetics of Drosophila, and did cause certain visible genetic mutations. After…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal is to isolate a long live strain by affecting gene expression with the use of the enhancer promoters (EP) and driver P-element. Then identified the function and fin…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Alcohol is the most widely abused drug in the United States today and although we know what ethanol can do to the brain, we are barely beginning to understand its molecular…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To examine the effect of galectin-7 overexpression in oral cancer cell line. Aim 1. Clone galectin-7/pcDNA3.1 expression vector Aim 2. Transfect into galectin-7/pcDNA3.1 or…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Sulfation as a post-translational modification of tyrosine has been shown to influence the physiology of proteins and play a role in protein-protein interactions. Determinat…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This Phase II experiment is designed to further develop a new protocol to quantify and track the ATP production rate of mitochondrion and determine the effects of thorium-23…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Determine if evolutionary trees for turtles, based on morphological characteristics, are as accurate as evolutionary trees made using DNA. Research the DNA similarities of s…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Oxygen naturally creates free radicals in our bodies and in water. Oxygen free radicals damage DNA and cause disease, cancer and aging. I tested such free radical DNA damage…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals By recreating the salt conditions, pH, and temperature of the original environment of the organism, Pyrodictium abyssi, the canA encoded polymerizing protein, will produce t…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Induction of apoptosis by Ras may be mediated by its effector RASSF1, which appears to function as a tumor suppressor. Analysis of another Ras effector Nore1, which is struc…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of our project is to screen for strong gene promoters from the natural environment that will help protein production in Streptomyces. We are doing this experim…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals AGAMOUS (AG) is a C-function floral identity gene, which is responsible for stamen and carpal development in the Arabidopsis floral meristem. In addition, AG is also require…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid is a recalcitrant xenobiotic herbicide widely used as broad-leaf weed control for cereal crop production. The toxin has been accumulating in o…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Studies have shown low folate is associated with colorectal cancer precursor lesion (adenoma) development. The one-carbon cycle is a folate-dependent biochemical process imp…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Scientists have found a gene that may play a part in whether an athlete is a sprinter or excels at endurance events. This gene has been named ACTN3 and it makes a protein ca…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine the best quantity of yeast for dough rising. I hypothesize that more yeast makes the dough rise larger and quicker. Methods/Materials Six piece…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Determine what sequence of siRNA is most effective in targeting ICP27. Compare the amount of viral proteins between cells with and without RNAi. Determine whether RNAi can i…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals THERE HAS BEEN PREVIOUS ANALYSIS OF AN ACA2 MUTANT IN ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA, WHICH IS A MUSTARD PLANT WITH A CALCIUM-PUMP KNOCKED OUT. SINCE THE ACA2 MUTANT SHOWED A DELAY IN…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Problem: To determine the resistance of homogenates to pH fluctuations at various temperatures. Hypothesis: My hypothesis is that the most resistant buffer will probably be…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The biochemical complexes of thrombocyte currently require FDA regulations that shorten the number of days thrombocytes can be stored. The objective is to determine if a sol…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to answer two questions: 1) Do brassinosteroids play a role in cell differentiation in the root of Arabidopsis? 2) Is this role due to the…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The A3174G and G3877A are double mutation, which is in the SRD5A2 gene of the 3#untranslated region (UTR). The double mutant has been found to be common in males. This has b…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to see whether the temperature of a substance affected the rate at which catalysis with the enzyme peroxidase occurred. Methods/Materials I use…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to determine what type of protein is broken down the most. The categories were: poultry, red meat, tofu, wheat gluten, and beans. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Can DNA fingerprinting with the help of restriction enzymes help solve a crime scene mystery? If there are several suspects, how can the different DNAs be matched to that of…
CSEF · 2004
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My project objective was to extract a DNA sample from an onion in my kitchen using materials commonly found at home. The goal of my project was to perform the experiment, ex…