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 overuse of antibiotics has led to the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, which has caused a public health crisis. This project seeks to determine whether Vitamin D3 and Vitami…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives D-limonene, a known neurotoxin to the worm Eisenia fetida, can be used to model neurodegenerative diseases in annelids. When exposed to acute d-limonene, the worms exhibit physica…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The purpose of this experiment is to determine which cyanobacterias from those selected (Anabaena, Eucapsis, Fischerella muscicola, Tolypothrix distorta, Merismopedia,and Spirulina) would pr…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
This study analyzed the effect of music on the immunity of Escherichia coli K12 against antibiotics, essentially portraying probiotics. The experiment was conducted at a high school research…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Carbohydrates and alcohols can have promotive and inhibitive effects on bacterial growth, respectively. However, there exists an intermediate, sugar alcohols, which can have varying bacteria…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The gut microbiome plays an essential role in human health, and our diet has the ability to alter it. Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Escherichia coli are two of the leading causes of bacteremia,…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
With global temperatures on the rise due to Climate Change, decreases in Biodiversity and the increase in temperature sensitive illnesses demand further study to see how increases in tempera…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The goal was to see if a substance world be dirtier if it stayed on the ground longer. Methods Bananas, saltine crackers, petri dishes, swabs, and a heat lamp. I put a banana on t…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Several organisms exhibit survival and adaptation to a harsh environment. Selection of candidates that has the potential to withstand and adapt to a diverse set of harsh condition…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives My partner and I know how many people all over the world wear makeup and that their applicators contain bacteria that they don't know they put on their face daily. In this experim…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Methane is approximately 84 times more potent as a greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, making the emission of this gas to the atmosphere a big threat to rising global temperature. One of the…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) is an infectious disease characterized by flu-like symptoms that can progress rapidly to a fatal respiratory disease. HPS is caused by Sin Nombre Virus (S…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Third Award
Objectives The fungus, Candida albicans grows on the skin and in the GI tract of healthy people as part of the normal microbiota. However, in hospitalized patients, the fungus can enter the…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Staphylococcus epidermidis (S. epidermidis) is a common skin bacteria that can form biofilms on plastic devices. In a study by Zhang, Lemna minor was found to be a model plant system. Possib…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Sustainable chemistry, consists of chemistry directed towards the design of chemical products and processes where the reduction or elimination of products of harmful materials is implied for…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Currently the control of fungal diseases in horticultural produce is managed through the heavy use of fungicides, yet this presents numerous concerns regarding the environment and health in…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The increase of antibiotic resistance poses a threat to the global population. Many consumers are using products such as colloidal silver as an alternative to treat bacterial infections. The…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Nearly 1 in 10 people are sickened by foodborne diseases each year. But, rampant use of broad-spectrum antibiotics can lead to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Many cultures have natural metho…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The increasing incidence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria necessitates the development of a new approach to target such infections without the constant abuse of antibiotics. This project…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives The increasing incidence of antibiotic resistance in bacteria necessitates the development of a new approach to target such infections without the constant overuse of antibiotics.…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Last year, we made a conclusion that ice-nucleating bacteria could be an alternative to the chemicals that are sprayed in the atmosphere during cloud-seeding. However, we knew that some ice-…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives My object was to determine if there was microbial growth in a stainless steel straw after it was used and washed correctly. My goal was that if proper washing instructions were us…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
Probiotics are live microorganisms found that are beneficial to human health. Lactobacillus acidophilus is one such probiotic bacterium. Previous studies have demonstrated the susceptibility…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only) First Award
Objectives Antibiotic resistance is thought to be one of the greatest public health crises of the future. Microparticles possess unique properties that may lend themselves to inhibiting the…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Honorable_mention Award
Objectives Every year, there are 6,700 multidrug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections and 440 deaths. Yet, medical professionals have no immediate way of determining the best antibiot…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology Third Award
Bacterial infections in Cystic Fibrosis patients lead to decreased lifespan. In particular, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa infections are linked to higher mortality. This study examined the use of b…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General) Fourth Award
Objectives The objective of this project was to identify which substances in manuka honey give it its anti-bacterial properties. It was also to determine if the same beneficial effects of ma…
ISEF · 2019
Microbiology
The purpose of this study was to determine if allergen causing proteins are passing through the different filters of our school. Our school has three different filter systems of all differen…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (General)
Objectives Our goal is to determine if there is a fungi exacerbating the effects of the densovirus driven disease, Sea Star Wasting Syndrome, attacking Ochre Sea Stars, Pisaster ochraceus, a…
CSEF · 2019
Microbiology (Medical) (Junior Division Only)
Objectives My goal was to find out if there were more antibiotic-resistant bacteria inside the home or outside the home. I hypothesized that I would find more resistant bacteria inside the h…