216 projects whose affiliated fair was here.
216 projects · showing 61–90
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Ecosystems depend on essential native bumblebee pollination to maintain biodiversity. Concerningly, bumblebee populations in the United States and around the world have been dwindling. Noise…
ISEF · 2023
Biochemistry
There are theories within the scientific field that bacteria may be a counter to the microplastic-polluted waters in the current world. In my previous project, I researched and tested with t…
ISEF · 2023
Animal Sciences
Alzheimer's disease kills 1 in 3 senior citizens every year (Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, 2020). This disease has no cure and doctors are unsure of its cause. Many wonder if certai…
ISEF · 2023
Cellular and Molecular Biology
Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy is one of the most common muscular dystrophies within the United States. However, very little research has been conducted in comparison to other dystro…
ISEF · 2023
Plant Sciences
Show caves with artificial lighting can be colonized by algae that would not normally be native to the environment. Onondaga Cave algae has no exposure to natural light and minimal exposure…
ISEF · 2023
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics
Gene deletion can be used in lower eukaryotes to show the protein-protein interactions in complexes. The Sin3 complex is a chromatin remodeling complex, that has been studied extensively in…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Eutrophication, an excess of nitrates and phosphates in water primarily caused by fertilizer runoff, is the leading cause of cyanobacteria epidemics and marine life deaths. Previous studies…
ISEF · 2022
Microbiology
The purpose of this study was to explore bacteria growth on runners’ shoes. Part one of this experiment aimed to determine how many bacteria grew in running shoes before and after running. I…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Sharks are a keystone species in ocean ecosystems and vital to keeping our oceans in balance. For this project, we conducted multiple experiments to test the effect of increasing acidity lev…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics
Humanity’s carbon emissions have started to affect the global climate. In order to reduce this impact, we must dramatically reduce carbon emissions in all sectors. In aviation, increasing th…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Non-degradable organic dyes are used by many industries, like textiles, printing, plastics, leather, paper, and cosmetics. Many of these dyes have carcinogenic, mutagenic, and teratogenic ef…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Micronutrient deficiencies, also known as hidden hunger, occur when an individual does not receive an adequate amount of an essential vitamin or mineral, and it affects more than two billion…
ISEF · 2022
Animal Sciences
Bumblebee populations in Missouri and around the world have been dwindling. It is important to research these creatures as they are crucial to the ecosystem and can forage plants that other…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer cells evade apoptosis, a cellular suicide process that plays a pivotal role in cancer, thus enabling excessive cell proliferation. Metabolic reprogramming is a hallmark of cancers, wh…
ISEF · 2022
Translational Medical Science
Formulating an HIV drug as an oral thin film (OTF) can overcome many drawbacks of the current WHO-approved pediatric HIV antiretroviral therapy regimen used in sub-Saharan Africa. The curren…
ISEF · 2022
Earth and Environmental Sciences
Imagine aquatic life like fish, crawdads, and tadpoles dead on the side of the creek bed. What we dispose of into our waterways matters. Filling the water with surfactants from products like…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae is a big issue today because it is destroying the ecosystems of lakes, streams, and other waterways. As the blue-green algae grow rapidly and sp…
ISEF · 2022
Plant Sciences
Decomposition is nature’s way of recycling. Organic matter breaks down over time and will turn into a black substrate containing nutrients that plants use. In this project tomatoes, bananas,…
ISEF · 2022
Engineering Technology: Statics & Dynamics Fourth Award
The Pantheon is well regarded for its stability, having survived multiple earthquakes in its long history. Its stability is due to five characteristics, in which it was hypothesized the lowe…
ISEF · 2022
Environmental Engineering Fourth Award
Heavy metals from wastewater pose a severe threat to human and environmental health. Particularly, within the regional Tri-State Mining District (Missouri, Kansas, and Oklahoma), lead and zi…
ISEF · 2022
Chemistry
The recent discovery of the natural product Pannokin D (a benzoxanthone-type diprenylated flavonoid with cytotoxic properties and the rare biochemical capability of overcoming tumor necrosis…
ISEF · 2022
Biochemistry
Due to human neglect, wastefulness, and laziness, microplastics within our waters are a rising concern for the environment and its inhabitants. Certain enzymes like MHETase and PETase are vi…
ISEF · 2022
Biomedical Engineering Fourth Award
A reputable study (Heijnsdijk et al., 2002) found that only 62% of grasping actions using laparoscopic graspers were a success. One reason for this low success rate could be the way the grip…
ISEF · 2021
Animal Sciences
Oreodonts are a common herbivorous artiodactyl from the Oligocene epoch of Wyoming. While quite common in this area, these creatures are still somewhat understudied and not fully understood.…
ISEF · 2021
Biomedical and Health Sciences
Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. After the cancer diagnosis, the oncologist will stage cancer and devise an effective treatment plan. Novel methods to predict the severity is a…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
It is known that bacteria can have a relationship with vegetation. The question is, does the bacteria in our common water help sustain the plant life around it. The purpose of this experimen…
ISEF · 2021
Energy: Sustainable Materials and Design Third Award
Finding new and more efficient forms of clean energy is necessary for humanity to survive the coming centuries, and although current methods of nuclear fusion are promising, they also produc…
ISEF · 2021
Microbiology
This research addresses the potential antibacterial effects of cinnamaldehyde against Escherichia coli when used as a produce wash for leafy greens. E. coli is a common food-borne pathogen i…
ISEF · 2021
Plant Sciences
Sustainable agriculture is growing more and more important. Land use is limited and researchers must find ways to grow more crops with less space. Crop leaf angle can have a large effect on…
ISEF · 2021
Chemistry Third Award
The recent characterization of a new class of prenylated acylphloroglucinol heterodimers (Lindbergins) with leishmanicidal activity by Socolsky et al. presents a promising alternative to tra…