A Guide to Color Blindness Genetics
What does it mean when somebody says that they see, but can not distinguish certain colors? Did you know that your ability to distinguish colors is a …
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Why Do People Have Freckles? A Look at What Causes Freckles
Freckles are a common feature amongst many people in the world. These spots are caused by the MC1R gene and generally appear in periods of prolonged …
Continue ReadingUsing Urinalysis Values for Urinalysis Interpretation
Urinalysis interpretation can only be done if you understand urinalysis values and how they impact your results. Learn about the many factors that …
Continue ReadingA Career in Biomedical Engineering
Biomedical engineering is a fascinating field focusing on the development of medical equipment and prostheses, and the use of these items in a medical …
Continue ReadingAll About Woolly Mammoth Cloning: A Guide to Cloning Extinct Animals
You have a few million dollars, your own laboratory, and a burning desire to bring an extinct species (such as a woolly mammoth) back from the dead. …
Continue ReadingCOROT: Hunting for Exoplanets by Means of Stellar Seismology
COROT is the small yet incredible stellar-seismology satellite specifically designed to discover and profile extra-solar planets. This article goes …
Continue ReadingMeteor Shower Facts and What Causes Them
Where do meteor showers come from, what they are and when is the next one? Here are the facts - check it out.
Continue ReadingDNA Fingerprinting: Three Innovative Uses
DNA Fingerprinting has been successfully used to hunt down hundreds of criminals. First employed in the courtroom more than 20 years ago, it’s …
Continue ReadingHow the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is Helping Us Study the Earth, Planets and the Stars
Learn the story behind the JPL’s success in launching the first American artificial satellite, and how that event launched a series of missions …
Continue ReadingThe Apollo Space Program - The First Chariot--the Saturn 1/1B
Apollo required far more powerful rockets than any that existed at the beginning of the sixties. NASA set the von Braun team the task of designing and …
Continue ReadingIs Cloning Extinct Animals the only way to Bring them Back From the Dead?
Forget about Jurassic Park and dreams of bringing dinosaurs back to life. Unless you have a complete genome sequence (which is unlikely) these …
Continue ReadingHow to Become a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
Want a career that allows you to help others or is in the medical field? Becoming a certified nursing assistant (CNA) is a great way to do both. This …
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