CRAZY

Have you ever been called crazy? Why? Do you know a crazy person? What makes one cazy? What is the definition of insane. What is your reasoning of why there are those who are considered crazy. Your final reponse should be from the scientific view.

Disease

Disease is one the most awful words associated with life. If you had an opportunity to cure one disease in the world, what would it be. With the knowledge you have, explain why you would cure the disease you picked?

If I had an opportunity to cure any disease it would be heart disease because my family members seem to die more from heart attacks. Also, high blood pressure is a major illness in my family which may be caused by a genetic link.

Protein Compass Guides Amoebas Toward Their Prey

Amoebas glide toward their prey with the help of a protein switch that controls a molecular compass, biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered.

Their finding, recently detailed in the journal Current Biology, is important because the same molecular switch is shared by humans and other vertebrates to help immune cells locate the sites of infections.

The amoeba Dictyostelium finds bacteria by scent and moves toward its meal by assembling a molecular motor on its leading edge. The active form of a protein called Ras sets off a cascade of signals to start up that motor, but what controlled Ras was unknown.
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The Nervous System

Have you ever heard the saying, “You are getting on my nerves?” Well, we are going to learn about the wonderful Nervous System this week. What organs do you think make up this system? Do you think people can really get on your nerves. Is stress real? How does stress affect the Nervous System or the body as a whole? How do you deal with stress? Maybe you don’t ever feel stress. Anyway—speak people–I want to hear ya.

Thinking It Through: Scientists Call For Policy To Guide Biofuels Industry Toward Sustainability

As the United States and other nations commit to the path of biofuels production, a group of scientists is calling for sustainable practices in an industry that will, as MBL scientist Jerry Mellilo says, “reshape the Earth’s landscape in a significant way.”

In a paper published in the Oct. 3 issue of Science magazine, Melillo and 22 co-authors call for science-based policy in the emerging global biofuels industry, which by 2050 could command as much land as is currently farmed for food.
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Biodiversity In A Warmer World

Will climate change exceed life’s ability to respond? Biodiversity in a Warmer World, published in the Oct. 10, 2008 issue of the journal, Science, illustrates that cross-disciplinary research fostered by the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama clearly informs this urgent debate.

As an extremely diverse region of rainforest and coral reefs, the tropics may have the most to lose as a result of global warming. Some disagree, arguing that tropical organisms will be favored as their ranges expand into temperate areas. Few empirical studies provide specific answers to help us choose conservation and mitigation measures.
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Blood and Bone Marrow Drive

The time has finally come where all our hard work will play out this Friday. I am very proud of you for your participation and great ideas. How could a teacher be so blessed to have 100 of the best students of all time? Now that I pumped your egos up—ha—I need for each one of you to Learn ONe–Share ONe. What does this mean Mrs. Davis? Okay, since you asked—you have learned about Fanconi Anemia, how the body makes blood, and the functions of each part of the blood. As you are inviting your most important people to the donate blood and test bone marrow on Friday give them a little education. The more people know, the easier it is for them to be an active part in making a difference for someone else. I want you to share how you encouraged someone to share in Freaky Fanconi Friday at Hampton Cove Middle School.  Mrs. D.

Organic Garden – Part 8

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AMSTI Training

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HAP Food Delivery

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