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ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Second Award
The human genome contains upwards of 20,000 genes that code for functional products, such as proteins. In addition to genes, the genome encodes regulatory elements that respond to specific s…
ISEF · 2014
Environmental Engineering
Organochlorine pesticides in agriculture are not only powerful but also pollute the soil and destroy the ecosystem. As a result, scientists are currently looking for organic pesticides that…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical Fourth Award
Traffic accidents are one of the leading causes of violent deaths in Costa Rica. Faulty road signaling and the country’s weather conditions are factors that directly influence the incidence…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Unfortunately, even in the 21st century the rights of the disabled people are not protected properly. The governments in developing countries are often not able to ensure their safe relocati…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
The purpose of this study was to discover the most effective bactericidal essential oils, especially in combination, on Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. BSL-1 microorganisms Escheri…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), a serious form of brain cancer, has an average life expectancy of approximately 1.2 years. The current standard of care is treatment with a drug known as Temoz…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry First Award
PI3K signaling regulates cell cycle progression, growth, and survival and is dysregulated in many cancers, including the majority of breast cancers. Activated PI3K transduces signals to AGC…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
In China, most people eat with chopsticks. In spring and summer, chopsticks often go moldy at home.In my experiments, the microbes were scraped from the bamboo chopsticks with black spots, t…
ISEF · 2014
Microbiology
The aim of this project was to explore the relationship between Coronal Mass Ejections (CME’s) and the Solar Sun Spot Cycle. CME’s and the Solar Sunspot Cycle are both caused by intense acti…
ISEF · 2014
Plant Sciences
The goal of this research was to find sleep-related genes and investigate their relations to humans. Fruit flies were chosen as the subject of this experiment, because they have been used in…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics Fourth Award
Mutations in the MeCP2 gene are the most common cause of Rett Syndrome (RTT), a severe form of autism diagnosed primarily in girls. The MeCP2 gene product, MeCP2, is a transcriptional regula…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
Despite numerous cases of beach bacteria affecting millions of people worldwide the persistence of the bacteria populations in coastal areas is still not well understood. The purpose of this…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Cell locomotion and cell aggregation are part of the large blank areas in our biological knowledge today. Many scientists focus on targeting cancer with different compounds. However, Gliobla…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics Fourth Award
Alzheimer's Disease is currently an incurable disease that is growing over time. A current treatment-aim is to inhibit the neurotoxic effects of a protein peptide found in Alzheimer's diseas…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Second Award
Conventional chemical assays of water samples typically target certain chemicals and are difficult to apply to a broad range of water contaminants. An economical and robust bioassay method f…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
The question addressed was, are we human beings contributing to future disasters of our environment, such as global warming, air pollution, climate change and even invasive species? If so, t…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Current cancer treatment methods remain flawed, oftentimes lacking tumor specificity and causing undesirable side effects. Consequently, elucidating the mechanisms behind tumorigenesis is an…
ISEF · 2014
Systems Software
Two populations of Norway Spruce (Picea abies) exist in Europe: Central and Northern. A 33-base pair insertion is present in a mitochondrial nad1 gene intron in the Central population. The N…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
This project is to collect experimental data on the corrosion rate of copper electrodes with and without graphene coating. Graphene is a two-dimensional sheet of carbon atoms arranged in a h…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science Fourth Award
A major global concern pertains to the availability of potable water due to continuous growth in water demand which is not balanced by adequate restoration. Common technologies for water dis…
ISEF · 2014
Chemistry
With the increasing use of digital devices in the classrooms the aim of this project was to determine if the reading speed and retention of information of teenagers benefited from the use of…
ISEF · 2014
Mathematics
Sooty Mangabeys (SMs), natural hosts of SIV, maintain levels of CD4 T cells and do not progress to AIDS. Rhesus Macaques (RMs) model HIV infection in humans. The purpose of this data collect…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
Pesticides help to ensure crop productivity, but they contaminate the surrounding environment with toxic substances that can directly affect a local ecosystem’s organisms. Microbial degradat…
ISEF · 2014
Materials Science
This project was a continuation from 2012 when testing was performed on West Texas lakes, which revealed estrogenic endocrine disruptors. This year the most widely used pesticide in the worl…
ISEF · 2014
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
In eukaryotes, the export of mRNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm via the nuclear pore complex is an essential step in the gene expression pathway. Although the role of nucleoporins in nuc…
ISEF · 2014
Energy: Chemical
Air pollution is a major worldwide concern. Particulate Matter (PM) pollutant equal or smaller than 10 micron can get lodged into the lungs causing respiratory problems. Monitoring equipment…
ISEF · 2014
Physics and Astronomy
Thousands of people work in movie industry. They do earn money by proper selling of their products. But there are some groups of people just simply capture the movie at the cinema. When thes…
ISEF · 2014
Robotics and Intelligent Machines
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a pathogenic bacteria that can lead to serious complications or even death. With the increase in MRSA infections in recent years, its pr…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
The purpose of this project was to isolate bacteria that have the capability to metabolize hydrocarbons, from hydrocarbon rich (oil contaminated) soil and seawater samples collected from var…
ISEF · 2014
Engineering Mechanics
Thermophilic bacteria are able to work at high temperatures that enable faster and more efficient reactions such as biomass conversion into glucose. The objective of this study is to isolate…