Browse 86 real Cellular and Molecular Biology projects entered in 2010, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Through hundreds of years, various hybridization methods have been developed for producing rose varieties, mainly for cosmetic reasons. Since rose hips are used for their Vi…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Last year my project involved taking a network of transcription factors, and testing if that network was scale-free. This year, what I did was take the expression values of…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find the most effective and economic algaecide to kill Volvox. Methods/Materials This project requires 20 7 ml Petri dishes divided into…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Second Award
Objectives/Goals A recent theory about the pathology of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the inflammation hypothesis, which suggests that the inflammatory response in the brain is central to the…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Because of the various environmental concerns, cellulosic ethanol was tested as a possible renewable fuel source. Both ADC green and wood waste were tested in order to produ…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal is to establish a database of DNA sequences for the rubisco gene (rbcL) for crustose coralline algae found in the intertidal region of Shell Beach, California. Meth…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Fourth Award
Objectives/Goals To extract antioxidants from natural sources and to compare their polyphenolic content by Folin Ciocalteau Assay, and activity by DPPH Assay, and also to determine their ant…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to study the effect of different cooking methods on Vitamin C content, Lycopene content, and Antioxidant activity in vegetables. Based on my r…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of this study is to further our understanding of mussel adhesion by identifying the specific roles of dopa rich proteins mfp3 and mfp5 found on the underside of adh…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of the "Bacteria at Prep" project is to discover what bacteria lives in the Flintridge Prep environment and where this bacteria is commonly found within the sc…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose for my experiment was to find out which allergy medicine dissolves fastest in the stomach. I came up with this idea because my mom has allergies and takes differ…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The goal of the project was to see if liquid crystals could be used as a stain to measure changes in thermal activity. These liquid crystals could show different levels of a…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine how much casein and whey protein would be produced from different types of Lucerne milk. I believe that whole milk will produce the most protein.…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Our science fair project tested to see if kitchen cleansers and hand sanitizers really kill 99.9 percent of bacteria like they claim. Methods/Materials We tested seven diffe…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals I was trying to determine which mouthwash protected your mouth from cavities the best. I tested four agents:Crest,Scope,Listerine & Hydrogen Peroxide. Methods/Materials Firs…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The objectives are to determine whether the 2009 H1N1 swine flu evolved by antigenic shift or antigenic drift and to explore the data and tools provided by the National Cent…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine what single, common, household product kills or impedes mold growth effectively and efficiently. I hypothesized that the 70% isopropyl rubbing…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals People all over the world use onions on a daily basis and get irritated eyes in the process. I wanted to discover a format in which your eyes would not be irritated while cu…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Second Award
Objectives/Goals To determine if lip gloss/ balm will increase the ability of ultraviolet (UV) light to kill Saccharomyces cerevisiae. To compare the abilities of various lip glosses/ balms…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals Our basic Objective/Goal of the experiment was to see if there was any indication of a possible Origin of Transfer Point from the mitochondrial DNA that entered the nucleus.…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals One serious threat to the preservation of our streams, lakes, and ocean is pesticide run-off. Long-lasting synthetic pesticides that are sprayed throughout California can be…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if dog saliva kills bacteria and to compare dog saliva to Neosporin in this process. Methods/Materials Petri dishes, agar, latex gloves, sterile…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective was to determine the inhibitory effects of novel three-membered heterocyclic compound-derived analogs on several nucleic acid polymerases in silico using molec…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals To identify the optimum concentration of Leukemia Inhibiting Factor (LIF) for maintaining Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells (mESCs) in the pluripotent state. Methods/Materials A st…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether calcareous algae protect their enzymes from heat denaturation more than non-calcified algae. Methods/Materials Four red algae were test…
CSEF · 2010
Product Science (Biological) (Junior Division Only) Third Award
Objectives/Goals My objective is to examine which antibacterial cleaner has the highest sanitation rate as measured by exposing the antibacterial cleaners to Bacillus subtilus. Methods/Mater…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see if the amount of yeast used had an effect on the rise height of bread dough. I believed that using 2x the Amount of Yeast in the Recipe would cause t…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment was to find whether the dehydration process of a strawberry affected the amount of nucleic acid it contained. To do so, I had extract the nucl…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals I extracted DNA from three different foods. I weighted the DNA that I extracted from mushroom, onion and liver to see which one had the most DNA. My hypothesis was that the…
CSEF · 2010
Biochemistry/ Molecular Biology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to ferment a variety of fruit juices and determine their ability to produce potential alcohol. The hypothesis states: fruit juices with greater sugar conten…