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Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The object of this project was to determine whether berberine would halt the cell division of cancer cells and to determine which concentration would be most effective. Meth…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project is to find out which exfoliants are most abrasive on skin. One of my goals is to find out what products are good for your skin so people may pick p…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to examine the role of antioxidants in the development of resistance to Tam in breast cancer. Since antioxidants reduce oxdiative stress, they should help t…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effect of arsenic trioxide, an abundant form of arsenic in our environment, on the endocrine system of tenebrio molitor beetl…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project is an investigation of how the reflex bleeding rate of Hippodamia convergensis is effected by the increase of carbon dioxide in the ladybeetles' atmosphere. Metho…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project was to determine the effect of ethyl alcohol on seed germination. I wanted to see if ethyl alcohol would have a similar effect on seed germinatio…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Objective: To determine whether the presence chemicals commonly found in pollutants is a factor in forcing daphnia to switch from asexual reproduction to sexual reproduction…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to see if adding salt to Venus fly traps affects whether or not they close, and how quickly. Methods/Materials As needed, I watered Venus fly…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Apoptosis is a form of cell death. It plays a major role in the immune system by regulating the number of cells necessary. It has also been linked to be responsible for canc…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The goal of my project was to determine if low-intensity radiation exposure in addition to normal sunlight effects a simple unicellular organism. My experiment uses a UV-B l…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My problem statement is: How long does it take for UV light to damage DNA (bacteria)? What types of materials protect DNA from UV light? My objective was to find out how lon…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project was to see if chemicals extracted from walnut branches will kill Root Lesion nematodes.I think that the toxic chemicals in the branches will kill Root Lesion nema…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my project was to determine the effects of various agricultural and other pollutants, such as DCMU, iron, copper and glyphosate on marine diatoms. Methods/Mat…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals People are exposed to electromagnetic fields daily. When someone walks through a metal detector, stands under a power line, rings an electric doorbell or uses their computer…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project was to determine if cigarette smoke altered the growth and development of plants. I hypothesized that the cigarette smoke would definitely harm the plants# growth…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of my project is to determine how five food dyes, commonly used in consumer products, will affect the physiological growth, development, and death rate of Tene…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine whether varying amounts of ethyl alcohol will affect the behavior of worker ants as they establish new colonies. We believe that the number of…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this test is to see if progestrone implants and serum gonadotrone (PG600)injections can play a role in causing an earlier lambing in Suffolk ewes, thus prod…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine whether or not the antioxidant, Vitamin C, is a effective preservative when applied to organic Granny Smith apples. Methods/Materials 132 organi…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To examine the effects of Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator (uPA) inhibition on the normal migration of cranial neural crest cells in the early chick embryo. Methods/Mate…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals HYPOTHESIS: I think that if I add antioxidants and nutritional supplements to the soil of germinating plants, then some, if not all of the plants will develop a resistance t…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals What is the most cost effective and environmentally safe way to eradicate the redgum lerp psyllid? The redgum lerp psyllid is a parasitic insect that causes extensive defoli…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My project objective is to study and verify the effectiveness of ancient Chinese medicine, Turtle Jelly on inhibiting cancer cell growth. Methods/Materials Decocted differen…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this experiment is to determine the survival rates of bacteria in the presence of different concentrations of the antibiotic ampicillin. Ampicillin-resistant…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I think that alcohol, which is a central nervous system (CNS) depressant in humans, will also have a depressant effect on worms. I wanted to design a simple bioassay to test…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The most toxic products should have the greatest impact on growth of plant seeds. Methods/Materials 3 dilutions of each product were prepared(eg.1%bleach,3.2%bleach,10%bleac…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine which antibiotic treats the disease pasteurella multocida most effectively. Methods/Materials Antibiotic disks- oxacillin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, tetracycl…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to test the efficacy of vitamin C supplements in 3 forms: Chewable tablets, TimeRelease capsules,and EsterC with bioflavonoids. Megadoses of v…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn which of lemon juice, vinegar, garlic solution or water was the most effective in killing bacteria from fresh and refrigerated raw salmon. Many peo…
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine which substance, nicotine, alcohol, or tobacco has the greatest impact on the survival of fetal rat brain cells. Methods/Materials Fetal rat br…