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ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Whiteflies (Bemisia Tabaci) are phloem-feeding pests that carry and spread diseases, with the capability of causing widespread damage to global food production. Thus, whiteflies are one of t…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Our world is undergoing a silent agricultural crisis, and it is all due to the fact that bees (the most crucial pollinator of crops) are slowly dying, along with their entire colonies. This…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
The purpose of this project was to find the effect of antibiotics on the growth rate of broiler chicks to maturity when they are processed. Research shows evidence of antibiotics producing a…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Background:A Telomere is a repetitive base sequence found at the tip of a chromosome to protect the ends of the chromosome from degenerating and from fusing with neighboring chromosomes duri…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Developing pest control strategies is challenging when urban environments are affected by climate change. The relationship between climate and herbivorous pests in urban environments has bec…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMO, are becoming more prominent in the agricultural industry of the United States. According to the Institute of Responsible Technology, these organisms a…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Dugesia tigrina, Brown Planaria, are flatworms that have sensitive chemoreceptors and photoreceptors. Planaria can regenerate themselves from fragments of severed tissues using adult pluripo…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Javan Lapwing (Vanellus macropterus) is the endemic bird in the Java Island which had been declared extinct by the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) in 1994, but since 20…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
Background: Orexin is a neuropeptide that is exclusively synthesized in the perifornical hypothalamus, which is a brain region that when stimulated elicits panic-associated behavior in roden…
ISEF · 2016
Biochemistry
The purpose of this experiment was to demonstrate the effects of holding bovine semen above the frost line of a liquid nitrogen tank on viability. It was hypothesized that bovine semen would…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Appropriate de-worming procedures in sheep are essential to ensure the overall health of the animal. To destroy parasitic worms, producers commonly use substances called anthelmintics. An ex…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Fish in a confined space can only breed with themselves. Does this make it more likely for them to interbreed? The purpose of this experiment was to find the genetic diversity of Sunfish in…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
The only extant member of it’s genus, the broadnose sevengill shark, Notorynchus cepedianus, is morphologically distinguishable from other elasmobranchs, possessing seven gills, one dorsal f…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite with seropositivity exhibited in 2 billion humans globally. There are three canonical strains of T. gondii which infect the Central Ne…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Genetically modified crops (GMO) have become the primary source of agricultural yield. Due to interrogation of potential adaptation of insect pests, GMOs’ field vitality have become question…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and Butylated hydroxytoluene are synthetic phenolic antioxidants used ubiquitously in products including foods, pharmaceuticals, and cosmetics. Recent evaluati…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Turmeric (Curcuma longa), the common South Asian spice, has long been utilized for its therapeutic properties which are attributed to the active ingredient curcumin. Due to its low bioavaila…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
In the shore of the state of Santa Catarina-Brazil it is common the artisanal fishing of sea-bob shrimp using the method of motorized dragnet with rings. This continuous practice may interfe…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Northern diamondback terrapins (Malaclemys terrapin) do not consume eastern mudsnails (Ilyanassa obsoleta), despite the snail’s abundance and availability throughout the mudflats of New York…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
The purpose of this project was to investigate how seasonal temperature changes affect Cyrtobagous salviniae density patterns. The thesis for this investigation states: If Cyrtobagous salvin…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
To determine how temperature affects the growth of Pacific blue mussels (Mytilus trossulus), we grew eighty mussels for two months at four different temperatures. After growing the mussels,…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
The principle of the flow cytometry method relies on the fact that X-bearing (female) sperm contains 3.8 percent more DNA than Y-bearing (male) sperm. Flow cytometry was the only method acce…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Varroa mites (Varroa destructor) have caused significant impacts on honey bees (Apis mellifera) in the United States through by introducing a new series of pathogens. The purpose of this res…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Unhealthy diets are one of the leading causes of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which lead to 16 million premature deaths annually; maternal and childhood malnutrition alone is responsible…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
A connection between cell phones and various types of cancers, reproduction damage, and neurological damages has been suspected for years. The focal point of this analysis is to further eluc…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Urban stormwater runoff adversely impacts the health of marine life. A more holistic approach to assessing water quality in urbanized areas should include indicators of fish health that are…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
The purpose of this experiment is to determine if a colostrum-based supplement will decrease the amount of time it will take a piglet to get up and sucking on a sow’s teat immediately after…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Quantifying successful fertilization of free spawning organisms in the wild requires an understanding of how sperm and eggs interact under various concentration and temporal constraints. In…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
“Oysters have held the power of life and death,” according to the Oyster Recovery Partnership of Annapolis, Maryland. During the Great Depression millions of Americans relied on the eastern…
ISEF · 2015
Biochemistry
Pisaster ochraceus is a keystone-predator of coastal pacific North America. Over the past two years it has undergone an outbreak of sea star wasting disease (SSWD) caused by sea star associa…