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ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The question to be answered is what water quality parameters contribute to the greatest amount of fertile Cephaloscyllium ventriosum eggs being laid. The main objective was to record how man…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Desert Bighorn Sheep thrived in the Santa Catalina Mountains of Arizona until twenty years ago, when the population became extinct from causes yet undetermined. A multi-group restoration eff…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This experiment aimed to determine the effects of artificial night lighting on the life cycle of butterflies. Painted lady butterflies, Vanessa cardui, were exposed to various light sources…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The use of genetically modified Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton has been prevalent over the last 2 decades to combat the effects many pest insect populations. The development of new varie…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Spodoptera frugiperda (FAW) is an important pest of maize. Bt resistance has been studied for more than 50 years, however there is still an interrogation on the susceptibility to the Bt-Cry…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The purpose of this experiment was to find out at what temperature (29°C, 23°C, 20°C) adult small hive beetles(SHB) emerged first from the soil. The hypothesis of this experiment was if temp…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The banded sunfish (Enneacanthus obesus) is a threatened species in New York State. In July, 2011 and 2012, E. obesus were collected by the PI (IACUC Protocol #371/ NYSEDC Threatened and End…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
To determine how the distance from various Southeast Alaska hatcheries to Icy Strait, Alaska affects the migration timing of juvenile Chum Salmon (Oncorhynchus keta), fish were examined from…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Medical researchers anticipate that stem cells will soon be able to treat many diseases such as cancer, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, and Celiac disease. Nevertheless, before st…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Polychlorinated biphenyls, PCBs, have been shown to cause a variety of adverse health effects on the immune, reproductive, nervous, and endocrine systems. Due to their once widespread usage…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
This project will attempt to identify what effects different concentrations of acetaldehyde and folic acid have on the developmental rate of Lytechinus variegatus zygotes. Lytechinus variega…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
The objective of the project was to determine whether or not the antioxidants of super fruits acai, blueberries, pomegranates, and Chinese medicinal herb, astragalus were powerful enough red…
ISEF · 2014
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Earth rotation sets predictable daily regimes of light and temperature, and natural selection tuned all ectothermic animals to respond optimally to these cues. The timekeeping mechanisms, ci…