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 · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to design a cell-based assay investigate the particular interaction between a transcriptional regulator Get1 and Uroplakin 2 (Upk2). The Grai…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to investigate the effect of temperature on DNA extraction from bananas. My hypothesis is that the amount of DNA extracted will increase as t…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to test which brand of water would be purest in terms of chemical levels, as well as by the amount of common bacteria present. I also tested…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to determine if there is an industrial cleaning chemical as effective as sodium hypochlorite (bleach), but with a lower electrical conductivi…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Can added cysteine amino acid in hair conditioner strengthen or make hair more flexible? Hypothesis: Since keratin, the strong part of hair, contains cysteine (an amino acid…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to find out how the amount of vitamin C in fruit juice is affected when thte juice is heated, refrigerated, or stored at room temperature. M…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Identify the functions of five novel transcripts by replacing with a selectable marker gene (Geneticin resistance). Compare cell growth rate of those with to those without t…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Is to determine if you can find a good quality fingerprint when you put glass in the oven, freezer, and rain. I sent the 40 samples to local officers to judgethe fingerprint…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project was to see if the ice in fast food restaurants meets water quality standards. My hypothesis was that some of the restaurants I tested would show bac…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My object in this project is to find at what exact temperature will a pineapple denaturize by exposing it to heat so that it will not affect the setting of Jell-O. Methods/M…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Almost all cancer related deaths are caused by metastases, when tumor cells from the primary tumor invade the blood stream. These circulating tumor cells, or CTCs, travel to…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals A new generation of anticancer drugs targets molecular pathways, yet cancer treatment still remains inefficient and is in need of further development. Macro-scaled imaging m…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to test which natural spices: wasabi, cayenne pepper, black peper, tmeric or cinnamon would act as a deterrent to ants. I hypothesized that cinnamon would be…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Photoacoustic imaging is a rapidly growing imaging modality that offers higher spatial resolution and depth penetration compared to fluorescent optical imaging. However, it…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I want to determine which orange juice has the most Vitamin C (ascorbic acid): fresh-squeezed orange juice, premium not-from-concentrate orange juice or juice made from froz…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to understand and determine the effects and factors that detergent solutions have on extracting pDNA from Escherichia coli. Methods/Materials…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Abstract The purpose of my project was to determine what two types of mouthwash would kill the most bacteria. This experiment involved testing three people to determine whic…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals This study viewed the evolution of genes related to Serine Protease Inhibitor Activity throughout several species of Drosophila. The goal was to extend the theoretical predi…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to see if shampoos affect the strength of human hair. I have always wondered if shampoo has an affect on the hair. It has been stated that…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objectives and goals for my Science Fair Project are to obtain the data that allows me to figure out which anitbacterial agent works the best and the strongest. Today, h…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Question: Does the consumption of foods high on the glycemic index increase the potential of developing Low Malignant Ovarian Serous Tumors? Hypothesis: If foods consumed wi…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this project is to measure the amount of juice released when apples are exposed to different concentrations of the enzyme pectinase. The hypothesis is if a more…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal in this experiment was to test the effect of glucose on tilapia. The effect of glucose was taken into consideration because tilapia belong to a sub-species of fish c…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cells are located outside the neuro-sensory retina that nourishes photoreceptor cells in the human eye. Transformed RPE plays an important r…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals By conducting this experiment I am trying to find the average strengths of five different colors of hair after being treated with the highlighting solution. These hairs incl…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to compare the effects of human salivary amylase enzymes versus microbial enzymes on starch hydrolysis. Methods/Materials Subcultures of…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals To build an inexpensive, non-invasive device that detects iron deficient anemia. Hopefully, it will pass WHO field trials later this year in Africa (Dakar, Senegal). Methods…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Prostate Cancer is defined by the uncontrollable proliferation of prostate cells. When growth factors bind to their receptors, a transactivation signal is sent to EGFR and u…
CSEF · 2008
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to show that drinks with more additives will cause the most tooth decay. Methods/Materials I used "Monster" energy drink, Diet Coke, Sprite, S…
CSEF · 2008
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals In patients with Huntington's Disease (HD), the transcription of several genes is altered. One emerging notion is that the down-regulation of genes may be due to the formati…