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ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Approximately 5000 people die each day from TB and it is the greatest infectious killer of young people i…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The amount of electronic devices that use Wi-Fi has created an excess of non-ionizing radiation which has been classified as pollution, called electrosmog. But what if the electromagnetic wa…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is a chemical used to enhance flavors in food. The purpose of this experiment was to investigate whether Drosophila melanogaster would display a preference for MSG…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Wolbachia is a maternally transmitted intracellular symbiont that is mainly localized in the reproductive tissues of arthropods. Wolbachia is responsible for feminization, parthenogenesis, m…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The purpose of this researcher's project is to determine the antineoplastic effects of Lentinus Edodes(an all natural Shiitake mushroom extract) toward cultured lung cancer (PC9) cell line a…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Past research shows that Ipomoea batatas leaf solutions yield high mortality rates in Aedes albopictus larvae (Doyle, 2013). The purpose of this project was to isolate and identify effective…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Post-mortem examination of brains from patients with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) reveals massive accumulation of neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) throughout the brain. Mild yet repe…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Purpose: To observe and research the growth and development of pigs, in addition to feed supplements’ effects on pork meat quality, with analyses of pH, color and tenderness. Procedures: Wei…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Phosphorous is one of the most commonly used chemicals in the production of industrial products such as detergent and fertilizers. Due to the non-renewable nature and extensive use of phosph…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Anxiety is the change in homeostasis caused by a negative outside stimulus. The spike-topped apple snail has been revealed to be sufficient model for this experiment, since individual neuron…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
As the demand for oil continues to rise, the number of oil spills that wreak havoc in ocean ecosystems also increases. Because this issue affects many natural habitats and resources, a cost…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Fourth Award
Although used by Pacific Islanders for thousands of years, Kava toxicity has been the concern of both the World Health Organization and many European nations, who have banned the import and…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Our environment is under constant pressure and threats from various pollution sources. Science is in a unique position to offer new and effective solutions to these real-life issues, such as…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Danio rerio are tropical transgenic zebrafish that contain a mutant strain, making them glow when their muscles fluoresce (Zebrafish, 2010). The question was: Can Quantitative Polymerase Cha…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Acute cold is important to animal survival as temperature plays an important role in metabolism, lifespan, and other physiological phenomena in animals. An experiment is conducted to determi…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Nuclear Receptors are proteins that are involved in many different diseases including cancer, obesity, and diabetes. Finding chemicals that can inhibit the harmful functions of Nuclear Recep…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences Third Award
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, and currently treatment requires patients to receive chemotherapeutic drugs intravenously, which is both inconvenient and e…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The inhibitors of apoptosis (IAP) are a group of eight human proteins thought to inhibit apoptosis (programmed cell death), promoting cellular immortality characteristic of cancer cells. The…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Cancer is a major cause of mortality in most developed and underdeveloped countries of the world, and is now considered to be secondary only to that of myocardial infarction. It is a growing…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
Neogobius melanostomus (Round Goby) are a benthic dwelling invasive species of fish in the Great Lakes. The question is: What effect does gender, tones, and sound location have on the respon…