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 · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This study identifies genes within the remaining 80 plus genetic loci that have not been fully associated with hearing loss. If several hearing loss studies have found the o…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to learn if antibacterial soap does or does not inhibit the growth of bacteria and to find if regular soap stops bacteria from growing as well.…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to investigate the effectiveness of different types of hand sanitizers and their active ingredients on various types of bacteria. I hypot…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals In this experiment I wanted to test whether temperature causes any change in the overall rate of reaction between the enzyme, Catalase, and hydrogen peroxide. My hypothesis…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to test which method of purifying water is the best, filtering, iodine treatment, or solar treatment. Methods/Materials The main method I…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals Lung cancer is the main cause of cancer death in the world, causing ~1.2 million to die annually. 90% of lung cancers are related to tobacco smoking; Furthermore, nicotine c…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Research was conducted to develop a novel three-part approach of immunotargeted quantum dots for Alzheimer's diagnosis and treatment. The system was composed of the primary…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The effect of fifteen different metal-chelate complexes (Al3+, Ca2+, Mg2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+ with EDTA, DTPA, and NTA) on peroxidase activity was studied. The effect of molecula…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Determining which cooking method will retain the most Vitamin C in broccoli. Methods/Materials Dilute Lugols iodine 1:10 in distilled water for iodine titration solution. Ma…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals In my project, I wanted to determine if different types of vegetables and their food preservations would affect the amount of gas released. I believe that the canned vegetab…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The goals of this project were to determine a) whether Copper-induced oxidation of Bilirubin leads to the bluish black pigment noted in Pigmented Gallstones in patients with…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals My first objective was to determine if a glycine serine linker could be used to attach an Insulin-like Growth Factor 2 (IGF2) tag to the enzyme alpha-N-acetylglucosaminidase…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals This study was conducted in order to determine whether human mesothelioma cells express ion channels of the TRPM and SOCE families. I specifically tested these cells for the…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To test if organic certified corn will be contaminated with genetically modified (GMO) corn using PCR amplification of the Round-up ready gene. Methods/Materials enomic DNA…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if the following products and minimal grooming would make horses' tails grow faster than the tails of horses not maintained with these products:…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine what kinds of fruits, those with protease enzymes or those with only citric acid, can denature the most gelatin in 5 days. Methods/Materials Fi…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Male Pattern Baldness (MPB) is the most common form of hair loss in humans and affects more than 50% of men by age 50. No accurate method exists to predict who will get this…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see whether salt, cumin, or lemon juice preserved meat the longest. Methods/Materials Some materials I used were, Presicion food scale, 16 ice cube trays…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) hold great potential for treating many fatal diseases. However, many clinical applications are hindered by limited understanding of hPSC…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine what form of milk, when mixed with vinegar and microwave heated, will form the heaviest solid. My hypothesis was that the skim mil…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)'s control region accumulates mutations at approximately 10 to 20 times the rate of nuclear DNA. However, mtDNA from Han Chinese in the Shanghai-Zhe…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment is finding out whether or not nano-technology boxes, such as the Kinetic Go Green box, really work better than traditional storage methods. Wha…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to find out if body fat is a factor in the mummification process. Methods/Materials Hot dogs of different fat content (four turkey and four beef hot dogs,…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals To determine which additive makes the strongest gelatin. I predicted that citric acid was the additive that would make the strongest gelatin, due to fact it is a natural pre…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine which artificial sweetener or natural sugar caused the yeast to produce the most carbon dioxide. Methods/Materials I set-up a large bowl of wat…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Background: Have you ever wondered if you're getting enough vitamin C? In this project I will be measuring the amount of vitamin C in certain fruits. In the world there are…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine which home remedies prevent carved pumpkin decomposition the best (as measured by amount of mold and wall softness). Methods/M…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Fatal prion diseases have no cure, with malicious prions eventually spreading throughout the brain. How prion proteins (PrP) propagate themselves is largely unknown. Lipids…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to gain a better understanding of how brassinosteroids (BRs), a class of plant hormones, regulated plant growth in Arabidopsis thaliana through a particula…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my investigation is to develop a method to convert cellulose to glucose utilizing chemical and enzymatic processes based on literature and experimental means.…