Browse 73 real Biomedical and Health Sciences projects entered in 2002, with abstracts, awards and links to the original entries.
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment is to determine how well vinegar inhibits bacterial growth at different acid levels. Methods/Materials The main materials in this experiment are…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The present project was undertaken to test the feasibility of a novel strategy- direct delivery of functionally active proteins to kill tumor cells. The commercially availab…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Ethanol is the number one drug abused in the United States today, the effects it has on people are understood. However, it is uncertain exactly how and where ethanol binds t…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The experiment that was conducted was #Are Penicillin Resistant Bacteria Also Resistant to Ultraviolet Light?# My hypothesis was that penicillin resistant bacteria will be m…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to determine the LC50 of garlic extracts on root-knot nematodes exposed for twenty-four hours. I believe the LC50 of garlic extract will be 10-g/l, because…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to see if a homemade natural herbicide, can be used to help control unwanted daisy growth. Methods/Materials HERBICIDE MANUFACTURE:I blended mistletoe plants…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Apolipoprotein E has been linked with the formation of senile plaques in neurons. ApoE collects at the ends of neurons, interfering with inter-neural communications. These p…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals This experiment shows how the ingestion of Coke, a surrogate sugar solution, affects saliva pH and oral Streptococcus mutans levels. Sugar is digested by Strep mutans when i…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Evaluate the effectiveness of using a reporter gene (SEAP) to monitor ovarian tumor progression and to determine the efficacy of contortrostatin (CN) treatment on the progre…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals A correct dosage of acyclovir for the horse is not known even though it has been used by veterinarians to treat equine herpes virus (EHV-1). The maximum dose in humans is 80…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to find if alcohol is really a depressant. I'll determine this by using a daphnia's heartrate after being exposed to various alcohol rates (by volume). Meth…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To whether a new long-acting human insulin, Lantus, causes less nocturnal hypoglycemia in a juvenile diabetic than the standard long-acting insulin, NPH. Methods/Materials A…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to find out if beta-carotene will prevent the cancer caused by the plant carcinogen agrobacterium tumefaciens in plants, which plant is it more affective in…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my science project is to observe the effects of human tears on the growth of bacteria. Tears contain an enzyme called lysozyme that reportedly has bactericida…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if I could use the bacterium E. coli instead of animals to test whether sunscreens worked. I hypothesized that the higher the SPF rating, the more protective…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective is to determine if the commercially available fruit and vegetable wash products remove bacteria better than dilute vinegar or water alone. Methods/Materials Fi…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To determine if brushing the teeth of babies and children under two with water, or not brushing them at all, is less effective than, or as effective as, brushing with fluori…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Most people dismiss traditional Native American beliefs as superstitions and black magic, but was there truly a rational reason for certain beliefs? My project investigates…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals Worldwide, the Varroa jacobsoni mite levels on Apis mellifera honeybees have increased. Statistics show that more beekeepers are quitting the bee business mainly because of…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to learn if a "natural poison" derived from buckeye blossoms could be effective in stopping the development of mosquitoes. Methods/Materials I collected buc…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals PROBLEM: Does Bt Corn juice affect the bacteria Escherchia coli and Rhizobium leguminosarum? HYPOTHESIS: Bt corn juices will affect both Escherichia Coli and Rhizobium legum…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The Objective is to determine if adding pain relievers and cough syrups into the frog eggs habitat. Will this increase or decrease the growth rate of the frog eggs? Methods/…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals p53 is a tumor suppresser gene commonly mutated in human cancers. It is responsible for the regulation of cell cycle arrest and/or apoptosis when DNA damage occurs. The purp…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals My objective is to determine if different soil temperatures have an effect on the effectiveness of pesticide on insects. My goal is to keep an accurate record of my results…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To find the effects of electromagnetic fields on algae cells (cyanobacteria). Methods/Materials Get the algae in test tubes and expose them to electromagnetic fields (EMF).…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals We have chosen to do this project to explore the properties of the human dermis, the primary factor of genetic mutations and/or skin cancer, and to study the response of the…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The objective of this experiment is to find out whether Allium sativum L(commercially available garlic) has noteworthy antimicrobial properties, which are effective against…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals I did this project to find out if there was a certain way or amount of time to cook a hamburger to reduce the chance of keeping the harmful bacterias found in ground beef. M…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of the experiment was to examine the effect of STI571 on the growth of Bcr/Abl positive and Bcr/Abl negative cells in the presence and absence of growth factor.…
CSEF · 2002
Pharmacology/ Toxicology
Objectives/Goals To see wether the introduction of herbal extracts causes the miotic rate to increase or decrease in onion root cells. Methods/Materials Materials: 1.Onions; 2.Herbs 10 grams…