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.
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Determine the competitiveness between probiotics and pathogenic-behaving organisms. Our hypothesis was that the Staphylococcus epidermidis will prohibit the growth of the pr…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Fourth Award
The flow of genetic information in living cells involves the transcription of DNA into mRNA and the translation of mRNA into protein. Transcription is initiated when an RNA polymerase binds…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) is a chytrid fungus that is contributing to amphibian population declines and extinctions across the globe. Although more research has been done on Bd in…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Dethiosulfovibrio strain F2b, a new fermentative marine bacterium recently isolated from protein-rich mariculture waste, was described, and growth conditions, metabolic traits, and genetic c…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals Objective: My objective was to learn if dog saliva could really kill or prevent bacteria. Methods/Materials Materials: For my project I used dog saliva, sterile petri plates…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals I wanted to see if yeast introduced to environmental stress will eventually recover and grow at a rate similar to non-stressed yeast. I also wanted to see if the stressed ye…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The harsh ultraviolet (UV) radiation at the Martian surface prevents viability of life as we know it by causing potentially lethal single and double-stranded DNA breaks. However, there are a…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my experiment was to determine the effectiveness of antibiotics, lysozymes and EDTA (Ethylenediaminetetraacetic Acid) on weakening the antibiotic resistance o…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives/Goals The objective of this study is to determine the effect of different natural antifungal agents, the level of concentration, structure, and behavior on the treatment of candid…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Over the span of three years, I tested the effects of three aspects of climate change on the mortality rates of freshwater microorganisms at the Arcata Marsh: increases in s…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if antibiotic-resistant bacteria continue to impact the human population, by 2050, 10 million people will sta…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Fourth Award
Escherichia coli O104:H4 is an enteroaggregative/shiga-toxin (Stx) producing strain and the cause of many fatal diseases. Recent literature identified a direct correlation between expression…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The overuse of substances with antibacterial and antifungal properties cause drugs to lose their efficiency because of the resistance that microorganisms started to develop. By using the Jug…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Fourth Award
Bacterial meningitis is the inflammation of the meninges and subarachnoid cerebrospinal fluid caused by bacterial infection. E. coli K1 is a major cause of neonatal meningitis, which has bee…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals Since the 1940s antimicrobial medications have been widely used. They have benefited our society in many ways, but over the last decade there has been a growing problem call…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Enteropathogenic bacteria are a common source of newborn deaths, and Shiga toxin-producing Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli is one of the most common bacterial pathogens found in infants. Ba…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of my experiment is to find out if we can fight fungus faster if we use an anti-fungal medicine with a natural remedy or the medications or remedies alone. Met…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals I researched types of mold (fungus). My project was to find out if aloe juice will help fruit from molding. I choose this topic because I don#t know very much about mold and…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The purpose of this project is to see which variable--Manuka honey, Bonny Doon honey or antibiotic spray (Bactine)--will work the best at inhibiting the growth of E.coli bac…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), a simple herb found everywhere around the world, has been considered a weed for centuries. The word Taraxacum comes from the Greek language and means “infla…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General) Second Award
Objectives/Goals Electricity is not dependable in small villages in third world countries, making light a scarce resource. To solve this problem, I wanted to explore if bioluminescent bacter…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology Second Award
The increasing prevalence of drug-resistant bacteria constitutes a multinational health, biosecurity, and economic crisis. As a result, the discovery of new antimicrobial chemotherapeutic ag…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals Antibiotics have revolutionized medicine by providing an effective treatment against bacterial infections. While pathogenic bacteria cause serious health issues, our bodies…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
The purpose of this project was to look at the effect of S.aureus protein A, the extracellular adherence protein of Staphylococcus aureus, on the bone metastatic processes of breast and pros…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Bacteria are rarely found alone in natural environments. Instead, they are usually located within complex structures composed of extracellular matrices called biofilms. Many species of bacte…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA) can be used as a green pesticide as it is biodegradable and nontoxic to crops, animals, and humans. In addition, ALA has been shown to be an effective growth stim…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Almost all organisms on Earth are either directly or indirectly affected by ultraviolet radiation emitted from the sun. For this reason, it is imperative to understand how and to what extent…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (General)
Objectives/Goals To determine whether a pre-rinse or pre-scrub helps to wash dishes in a dishwasher and test the effectiveness of various detergents. Methods/Materials Twelve kitchenware sam…
ISEF · 2017
Microbiology
Sinusitis is very common condition in the United States, afflicting 15% of the population each year. This study tested the antimicrobial/ inhibitory effects of Kimchi against the common Gram…
CSEF · 2017
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives/Goals The objective of this project was to determine the most effective method of inhibiting the growth of the acne causing bacteria Propionibacterium acnes. Methods/Materials Pro…