Effects of Gibberellins on Flowering in Grasses
Essay - 3 pages - Biology
For years, man has been trying to find a single chemical that triggers flowering in plants. Although this single chemical has not been found, several of the Gibberellins show promising results as an active florigen - such as GA5 and GA6 and possibly GA1 and GA4. Results have shown that these...
The Invasion of Bacillus
Essay - 2 pages - Biology
Beep… beep… click… click … this just in: A pandemic breakout of unheard of proportions. Is it anthrax? Or clostridia? It could be, but authorities believe the culprit is Bacillus cereus (49133). B. cereus is a cousin strain to both Bacillus anthracis (anthrax) and Clostridia...
Richard Dawkins, "The selfish gene"
Book review - 3 pages - Biology
In The Selfish Gene, Richard Dawkins elaborates on another perspective of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, basing his argument on the recent discovery of the DNA molecule's structure. The theory of evolution, which relevance had been largely suffering from a lack of physical validation, now...
Studying the soybean nodulation at McGill University
Essay - 32 pages - Biology
This summer I had the great opportunity to do my three months training in McGill University in Quebec, Canada. It is one of the oldest Canadian universities, considered one of the most prestigious universities in Canada and one of the best in North America. According to the Times Higher Education...
Chikungunya, a silent disease?
Presentation - 21 pages - Biology
Do you want to travel in the Indian ocean? Stock of Chikungunya Some light on this silent epidemic?
