CSEF · 2007
Scientific Sugars
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project is to find out which sports drink, Gatorade, water, or CytoMax, will affect the human blood sugar level the most when drinking the designated s…
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CSEF · 2007
Ten Little Teeth and How They Dissolved!
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to examine the affect of certain liquids on teeth. I wanted to find out if the teeth would dissolve more (get lighter) the higher the acidit…
CSEF · 2007
The Effect of Beta-Carotene on Plant Cancer
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if beta-carotene had any substantial effect on plant cancer. Methods/Materials I used sunflower and pea seeds, synthetic beta-carotene, water, grow…
CSEF · 2007
The Effect of Different CO_2 Concentrations and High Nutrient Levels on Cyanobacteria Growth
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to see if different concentrations of CO2 will help or kill the bacteria. This is important when seeing if the cyanobacteria will help absorb…
CSEF · 2007
The Effect of EMFs on Plant Growth
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment attempted to determine the effect of electromagnetic fields on plant growth. Methods/Materials The initial subjects of this experiment were twenty spearmint…
CSEF · 2007
The Effect of O.T.C Drugs on Daphnia
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals When humans and livestocks excrete drugs, it enters the sewers and into our streams, affecting the creatures living underwater. The objective of this project is to determine…
CSEF · 2007
The Effects of Azadirachta indica Oil on MCF7 Adenocarcinoma Cells
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment was to determine the anti-populous effects of azadirachta indica oil on MCF7 breast cancer cells. Azadirachta Indica is a tree that is known f…
CSEF · 2007
The Effects of Beta and Gamma Radiation on Chitinous Organisms
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project is going to test what, if anything shields a cockroach and gives it its relative immunity to radiation. This will be measured by the Geiger- Muller Tube, on a s…
CSEF · 2007
The Effects of Herbal Teas on the Ability of Drosophila melanogaster to Withstand Environmental Stress
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to determine if Drosophila Melanogaster bred on herbal teas are able to withstand environmental stress such as heat and cold. Methods/Ma…
CSEF · 2007
The Effects of Klinefelter's Syndrome on the Social Approach Behaviors in Mice: Year 2
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The XXY chromosome arrangement is the most common sex chromosome aneuploidy in humans and occurs as frequently as 1 in 500 to 1 in 1,000 male births. Many studies have been…
CSEF · 2007
The Effects of Lethal Concentrations of Environmentally Friendly Capsicum frutescens Pesticides on Acheta domesticus
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My purpose was to find a type of pepper and a concentration level that would not only be successful, but would also not harm the environment. I am trying to find an environm…
CSEF · 2007
The Effects of Magnets on Radish Plant Growth
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To investigate the affects of magnets and magnetic fields on the growth rates of radish plants. Methods/Materials MATERIALS : sparkler radish seeds, donut magnets, self-wate…
CSEF · 2007
The Effects of Melatonin on the Cumulative Sleep Time and the Inception of Sleep of Drosophila melanogaster
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project helps gain insight into the triggers of the genetic sleep cycle, melatonin being a possible trigger. My hypothesis is the melatonin will shift the sleep cycle of…
CSEF · 2007
The Effects of Nanoscale Particles on Mammalian Cell Viability
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals There is not much is know about the interaction between Carbon Nanoparticles and living organisms. These types of particles have many uses such as drug delivery, catalysts,…
CSEF · 2007
The Teeter-Totter of Tea
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My goals were to find out what the effects of Black Tea and Chamomile Tea would have on an adult's heart rate. Methods/Materials The materials I used for my procedure were t…
CSEF · 2007
Use of Epilithic Diatoms as Biological Indicators of Pharmaceutical Runoff
Pharmacology/ Toxicology First Award
Objectives/Goals This research is intended to study possible relationships between the diversity of diatoms and the concentration of acetaminophen present in their aquatic environment. The p…
CSEF · 2007
What Is the Effect of Radiation and Heat on the Germination of Seeds?
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine how electromagnetic radiation and heat adversely or positively affect the germination of tough coated seeds and weak coated seeds. Methods/Materi…
CSEF · 2007
Will Different Materials Affect the Growth of Sea Life?
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My goal is to determine the growth of sea life on different materials. Methods/Materials 20 # 3 in. x 3 in. Light weight sheets of copper 20 # 3 in. x 3 in. Plastic sheets 2…
CSEF · 2007
Will Radiation from a Dental X-Ray Affect the Growth of Plants?
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Determine if radiation from a dental x-ray will effect the growth of pants. Methods/Materials Materials: 12 each pot, saucers, beans, stakes. Potting soil, water. Method: 1.…
CSEF · 2007
Wishy Washy Water
Pharmacology/ Toxicology Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals This project was performed to observe the varying effects of hard and soft water on hair. Methods/Materials The same type of hair was placed in water with different levels o…
CSEF · 2006
A Bacterial Test System for the Carcinogenicity and the Global Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The bacterial system, Escherichia Coli-recA, a strain that has a defect in genes that encode for a DNA repair enzyme, was used to model the effects of increasing concentrati…
CSEF · 2006
A Forensic Study on the Effects of Seawater on the Growth Rate of Local Sarcophagid and Calliphorid Larvae
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The object of my project is to determine, through laboratory experiments and field analysis, what effects seawater have on the growth of maggots feeding on a corpse. I teste…
CSEF · 2006
Allium sativum vs. Agrobacterium tumefaciens
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals After completing research on the widespread Crown gall disease, we wished to help find a way to cure the disorder. Therefore, by using common knowledge that garlic is often…
CSEF · 2006
Alternative Termite Prevention Methods
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment was designed to test whether or not certain odorous household items such as vanilla extract, various liquid air fresheners, catnip, hydrogen peroxide, rubbin…
CSEF · 2006
Amazing Discovery: The Toxic Effects of Yellow Dye #5 on Mice
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals We sought to find out if a common food additive deemed safe by the food industry & the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, yet banned in other countries is harmful to the hea…
CSEF · 2006
Antibiotic Resistance in Selected Cell Lines
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The Objective of this experiment was to determine the resistance of two strains of Chinese Hamster Ovary cells to the antibiotic Geneticin. My hypothesis was that the strain…
CSEF · 2006
Anti-Tumor Action of Indole-3-Carbinol by Suppression of NF-kappa B Activation
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Indole-3-carbinol (I3C) is a compound occurring naturally in Brassica species vegetables (e.g., cabbage, broccoli). In vitro, I3C has been shown to suppress the proliferatio…
CSEF · 2006
Beta Carotene: Natural Cancer Fighter or Homeopathic Hoax?
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My experiment tried to determine whether beta carotene helps prevent the growth of cancer in plants. Methods/Materials I germinated fifteen sunflower seeds: ten sunflower se…
CSEF · 2006
Blood Grows?
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals We wanted to find out what happened to red blood cells when mixed with Isotonic, Hypotonic and Hypertonic solutions. We also wanted to find out why the cells reacted to the…
CSEF · 2006
Blood Sugar vs. Exercise and Diet
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The Objective is to determine if a controlled diet and exercise will lower blood glucose levels and reduce the amount of insulin requirements of a type 1 diabetic. Methods/M…