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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…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals Inability to grow plants efficiently is a common inhibitor of the food and medicine consumerism market. Finding a viable solution to this problem would be net beneficial, so…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Plant Biology
Third Award
Objectives/Goals The objective is to see if an increase of pH in the root environment of C(3) plants would induce stomatal opening. Methods/Materials With 14 C(3) plants in each group, (Trad…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Plant Biology
Honorable_mention Award
Objectives/Goals The experiment was constructed to determine whether the concentration of urine used to treat grass affected the healthiness, in terms of height and color, of grass. Methods/…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Plant Biology
Second Award
Objectives/Goals In the Coachella Valley, the golf industry consumes an enormous amount of water; they frequently use aquifer water to achieve this. However, this resource is limited. The ot…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals The purpose of my investigation is to find out if greywater or tap water improves the growth of the tomato plant. If greywater improves the growth of tomato plants, then it…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My goal was to determine whether well water or city water was better in growing longer roots, taller plants, and more leaves. I used ebb and flow hydroponics to truly test t…
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…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals My objective was to see what kind of compost works the most efficient in growing kale and mustard plants. I also wanted to see the different levels in potash, nitrogen, and…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals As the use of technology increases in modern society, an increased exposure to human radiofrequency (RF) waves emanated by these devices results. Even with research, scienti…
Plant Biology
Objectives/Goals In recent years, millions of households across the country have committed to conserving energy by changing the household light sources from incandescent bulbs to light emitt…