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Docking With Mir
419 Words - 2 Pages.... of peace
and freedom.
Launch Day had arrived; June 29, 1995. During launch and ascent, there
wasn't much to think about except the thrill of the ride. Then the tension rose.
In less than thirty-six hours, they would have to close a gap of four thousand
miles at an altitude of 245 miles while traveling at 17,500 miles per hour, only
to have to move within three inches and two degrees of a quickly moving, very
fragile object in space. One small thrust of a poorly aligned engine could cost
one of four space-worthy shuttles and the world's first and only long-term space
station.
Docking was over with soon, and was followed by the cosmonauts of Mir
greeting the astronauts of ....
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H.i.v. About Aids
2048 Words - 8 Pages.... with a
type of drug to retard these mutations allowing the immune system time to
expunge it before the onset of AIDS.
In order to be able to fully comprehend and analyze this question we must first ascertain what HIV is, how the body attempts to counter the effects of viruses in general, and how HIV infects the body.
Definition
HIV is the virus that causes AIDS. HIV is classified as a RNA Retrovirus.
A retrovirus uses RNA templates to produce DNA. For example, within the
core of HIV is a double molecule of ribonucleic acid, RNA. When the virus
invades a cell, this genetic material is replicated in the form of DNA .
But, in order to do ....
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God Guided Evolution
1329 Words - 5 Pages.... the evolutionary path of all organisms to their current status. Through reading the Holy Bible, and studying numerous science authorities, logical deductions can be made that would help one form his own opinion on the matter. One might go so far to say as science and the Bible are God’s most basic forms of communication with the human; thus scientific deduction of the Bible should allow us to solve the mystery of man’s and the universe’s origins.
A very highly debated topic within the bigger argument is, “What started it all?” Creationists believe that God merely spoke all that we know into existence, but evolutionists prefer to believe a massive, random explosion ....
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Lyme Disease
2971 Words - 11 Pages.... nature of the bacterium.
was first recognized in 1975 after researchers investigated why unusually large numbers of children were being diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in Lyme and two neighboring towns. The investigators discovered that most of the affected children lived near wooded areas likely to harbor ticks. They also found that the children's first symptoms typically started in the summer months coinciding with the height of the tick season. Several of the patients interviewed reported having a skin rash just before developing their arthritis, and many also recalled being bitten by a tick at the rash site.
Further investigations resulted in the dis ....
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Aandp Kidney Problems
566 Words - 3 Pages.... renal artery it travels through smaller vessels on its route to the cortex of the kidney. Once in the cores the vessels become even smaller forming capillary balls called Glomeruli. The Glomeruli pick up certain substances that travel through the Glomeruli capillary wall and enter the proximal kidney tubules, creating an ultra filtration systems, which eventually becomes urine. Substances that do not filter through the Glomeruli wall continue through the Kidneys blood supply, allowing it to reenter the renal vein and inferior vena cava. On a normal basis only small molecular weights (such as sugars, fatty acids, water, etc.) Are filtered at the renal Glomeruli. Large ....
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Five Components Of My Humanness
1533 Words - 6 Pages.... influenced me into appreciating different cultures and beliefs. I have learned things that have now been incorporated into my own set of beliefs and values. I greatly value freedom of thought, friends and family. My emotional self deals with feelings and my ability to handle the demands of life. The spiritual self is all about my beliefs, values, religion and my life philosophies. By satisfying the needs of all five selves, the result can be holistic wellness which is the ability to feel good about myself and others.
Physical fitness is having ample energy and the ability to perform daily activities without being exhausted. My energy usually depends on the amount of sleep a ....
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Nuclear Legacy
1091 Words - 4 Pages.... of several methods to dispose the nuclear by-
products. They tried to chemically treat the waste and reuse it, but "that would
cost a fortune". They thought of launching the waste into outer space but it too
will cost a fortune. They tried to dump barrels filled with nuclear waste into
the ocean but they started leaking. As you can see, there is a great need for a
nuclear waste disposal site. These sites may sound frightening, but it may be
the only way for us to dispose the devastation we had longed to create. In 1986,
the decision for a nuclear waste depositary proved to be "the most frightening
decision of the decade." Of these sites, three were chosen to be the "most ....
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Nuclear Energy And The Environment
1040 Words - 4 Pages.... The problem is that energy is considered to have two facets or parts:
it is a major source of man-made repercussions as well as being the basis of
life support systems. Therefore, we are between two sections in which one is the
section of "resource availability and waste", and the other "the continuity of
life support systems pertinent to survival."
Thus, the environmentalists believe that nuclear energy should not be used
for various reasons. First of all, the waste product, i.e. plutonium, is
extremely radioactive, which may cause the people who are working or living in
or around the area of storage or use, to acquire leukemia and other cancers.
They also sho ....
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