38,465 real projects from ISEF, the Canada-Wide Science Fair, JSHS, AJAS, the Calgary Youth Science Fair and the California Science & Engineering Fair — searchable by meaning, and filterable by fair, year, category and award.
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The cacao tree (Theobroma cacao L.) is of vital cultural importance to the Guna people, inhabitants of the Comarca Guna Yala, in Panama, where cacao fruit is used for consumption and attribu…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The objective is to determine which nutrient or terrestrial fertilizer will have the most phytoplankton growth. Methods Phytoplankton (Nannochloropsis oculata), iron sulfate, used…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
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CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The purpose of this experiment is to figure out in what air pressure will the microalgae grow or reproduce. I hypothesize that if I increase the air pressure then the microalgae w…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Purpose: Cancer is a leading cause of death in the United States. Research has shown that cancer is a genetic disease, and using microarrays to determine the expression levels of genes in ti…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
A way of potentially preventing the increase of water pollution is the process of bio-remediation. This process includes exposing microorganisms to wastewater and pollutants and using their…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Ionizing radiation causes numerous adverse health effects. Concerns include an increase in nuclear energy consumption because it causes alarm for ionizing leaks, and human’s extraterrestrial…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Water-borne skin-infection pathogens pose a significant threat to rural and occupational coastal environments, particularly in the fishing industry. While bee honey has been found effective…
AJAS · 2019
Microbiology (inferred)
Antibiotic resistance in lung and gut chronic bacterial coinfections have significantly compromised patient recovery rates. Therefore, further mechanisms are needed to improve antibiotic sus…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives My experiment asks which commonly touched areas in my school have the most bacteria. I hypothesized that the water fountain would have the largest number of bacteria grown out of…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Based on the Kirby-Bauer method of sensitivity disc diffusion, 7 100% pure essential oils were tested on Gram (+) and Gram (-) bacteria cultured from the Arcata Marsh to determine…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
Background: Glyphosate, the main chemical in popular weed killers, is found in common foods such as breakfast cereals, bread-products, eggs, and snack foods. Glyphosate blocks a necessary am…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Acne is a chronic, inflammatory, skin condition that causes spots and pimples, which manifest mostly on the face. It affects nearly 80% of adolescents and young adults (NCBI). One of the man…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Within this group project, our objective is to allow families and civilians to be able to use a simple and inexpensive way to test the water they swim in. The bacteria of Eschestr…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The objective is to introduce bacteriophages to Enterococcus faecalis cultures and to evaluate its efficacy against it in hindering growth compared to antibiotics used by many den…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives If we arrest the cell cycle in S phase and M phase using inhibitors, we will see significant differences in DNA damage. In S-phase, we find DNA synthesizing, whereas in M-phase, D…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The breakdown of carbon from complex organic polymers to abiotic carbon populations is a known function of metabolic pathways in oceanic decomposer microorganisms, such as the dominant prote…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The study of which tree species hosts the highest density of the mushroom Boletus edulis in the Santa Cruz area. Methods 1. Forest ecosystems 2. Boletus edulis fruit 3. Device for…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this experiment is to study if natural remedies such as ginger, silver, thyme oil and zinc commonly used for illness possessed antibacterial properties compared t…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Fourth Award
During viral infections, the host's innate immune system is the first line of defense to prevent viral infection. Because it directs the subsequent development of the adaptive immune respons…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Nowadays most of the bacteria are showing resistance against most of the antibiotics because they’ve been overused. Because of this, this investigation focused on studying the bacteriostatic…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Commercial yogurt is advertised as containing probiotics which improve a person’s immune system. The Food and Drug Administration does not regulate the use of probiotics as a dietary supplem…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The first observation of Xanthomonas vasicola pathovar vasculorum, commonly known as bacterial Leaf Streak being in the United States occurred in Nebraska. As of August 2016, was identified…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The recent rapid emergence of Zika Virus (ZIKV) infection in geographically diverse areas and its link to microcephaly and other neurological disorders have brought ZIKV to the front of glob…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Both pau d’arco and horopito are known to be used in medicine as antifungal treatments. Thus, the antifungal qualities of these two plants were investigated on the candidiasis-causing fungus…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives The objective of this project was to find out which metal nanoparticle--silver, copper, or gold--could kill the most E. coli bacteria. Methods To conduct the experiment, a paper d…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
This project was pursued in order to study how statins and dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) affect vacuole formation in Tetrahymena. Both statins, which are drugs which help to lower cholesterol, a…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives This project aims to assess Lactobacillus acidophilus growth and beta-galactosidase activity in response to the following divalent metal ions: magnesium, manganese, and iron. Meth…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Observe how the location of a stall relative to the entrance affects its bacterial contamination. Higher bacterial contamination indicated a higher number of uses in each stall. M…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The purpose of this experiment was to determine how alcohol-based hand sanitizer and alcohol hand wipes compared in reducing bacteria from hands. Methods There were ten subjects.…