Browse 45 real Cellular and Molecular Biology projects entered in 2007, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Conclusions/Discussion Ovarian cancer is a debilitating disease lacking effective treatments. A key feature of the disease is elevated levels of the mitogenic lipid lysophosphatidic acid (LP…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project was to explore and optimize a dry preservation technique for the storage of DNA. It was designed to correspond with the forensic analysis and to…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if proteins, when compared to carbohydrates and fats, will produce the most heat energy. I believe that proteins will produce the most heat ene…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Through the use of triglyceride assays and protein assays, we intend to isolate new genes that will cause both an increase and decrease in triglyceride levels in the fruit f…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My project was divided into 3 different experiments. Experiment 1- the effects of pectinase, cellulase, and amylase on apple juice production. Experiment 2- the effects of e…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To study the effect of abscisic acid root drench on levels of expression of different cold tolerance genes. If transcription increases with addition of abscisic acid then it…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To determine the stage in cancer in which there is a loss of BRCA1 expression, what the loss of this expression is due to. And what the effects of this loss are on the devel…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine if solar radiation levels are high enough to damage healthy DNA. Specifically I tested to see whether a super-coiled plasmid (…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Last year I found multiple DNA mutations in my dogs tumor p53 growth control gene. This year I looked for mutations in the critical GM-CSF immune cancer fighting gene in my…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to investigate the use of Liquid Crystals (LC's) as a method for biological staining. The unique properties of these pigments cause them to ch…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals What is the glycosyl (sugar) composition of cell walls from lower land plants? Answering this question was the purpose of this project because little research has been done…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To use 1 Dimensional SDS-PAGE along with 2 Dimensional SDS-PAGE to separate proteins in order to see which of the two methods yields a higher resolution of protein. Methods/…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to confirm that DNA Fingerprinting can really uncover the perpetrator of a crime. I will see if DNA Fingerprinting can distinguish between ver…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Biomolecules are not rigid; they fluctuate and participate in a variety of motions. A common protein or peptide secondary structure is an alpha-helix. Certain amino acids, l…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals Vitamin C or Ascorbic acid is an important nutrient that keeps your body healthy. Ascorbic Acid is a water soluble vitamin that can be destroyed. The way foods are stored co…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to test if ribulose 1, 5 bisphosphate (RuBP) would act as a universal gene for eelgrass and its close genetic relatives. Success would be determined by biog…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine whether the egg protein would coagulate in saline solutions and whether there would be a difference in rolling time as a result of this coagul…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The possible mechanisms of Alzheimer's disease include aggregation of proteins to form plaques and neurofibrillary tangles and metal ion mediated formation of hydrogen perox…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to investigate whether the rate of fermentation and the wine flavor are affected by different strains of yeast. Methods/Materials Two different yeast strain…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The cell volumes will change depending on the tonicity of the ECF (Extracellular Fluid). Methods/Materials U-tube experiment demonstrates the concepts of simple diffusion of…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals It is not known whether mtDNA background levels are so high as to create complex mixtures with the criminal's mtDNA and prevent his/her identification. The purpose of this s…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Methods/Materials A web browser enabled personal computer with internet access via a residential DSL line was used to access publicly available bioinformatics databases and tools. The OMIM (…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Objective: Although cDNA microarrays are a powerful tool of analysis, false positives signal are frequently encountered due to intrinsic problems with the methodology. The o…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Sialic acids (Sias) are a family of nine-carbon sugars that play diverse biological roles, including the host-pathogen interaction. Specifically, many bacteria decorate them…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Problem: Does fat content effect the evaporation rate of liquid milk? If so, which amount of fat content will evaporate the fastest? Hypothesis Yes, I think fat content will…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I analyzed protein sequences from different species in order to trace the similarities and differences between humans and other species. I believed that, after analyzing fiv…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The project's goal is to show what happens to bones that get too much calcium, too little, just enough, or none at all. Methods/Materials Materials: jars, cooked chicken bon…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My project involves extracting DNA from onions, apples and bananas and to study the effects of various stimuli on the extracted DNA. Methods/Materials Procedures: 1. Pour 12…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals Stem cell technology can help pave the way for personalized medicine, but current methodologies prevent from doing so. Human embryonic stem cell cultures are contaminated wi…
CSEF · 2007
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the amount of mercury within a fish can be altered by various cooking techniques: poaching or barbecuing. Methods/Materials Tuna, Mahi-Mahi,…