Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
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A 5 page overview of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis, its life cycle and its effect on horses. Bibliography lists five sources.
Filename: Eqenceph.wps

Ethics and Brain Research
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A 7 page research paper & argumentative essay that considers the ramifications of the latest advancements in neuroscience, such as "smart pills." The writer argue that policymakers would be wise to listen to voices warning against the hubris of altering humanity's most distinguished feature, its capacity for reason, the human brain. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khethbr.rtf

Evidence of Violent and Non-Violent Cultures in Non-Human Primates
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This 11 page report discusses the fact that when the concept of culture is examined in relationship to biological anthropology, it offers insight to the ways in which certain behaviors have developed and whether as they can be thought of as unique to one species or if there is a biological predetermination to be addressed. Therefore, it is important to look at the behaviors and cultures of different non-human primates and determine the ways in which that has influenced the development of humanity. The author of the report uses the example of violent (chimpanzees) and non-violent (bonobos) social relationships to consider such questions. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: BWprimat.rtf

Evolution & Christian Theology
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A 7 page research paper that examines whether or not Christian theology can accommodate scientific theories about the evolution. The writer, citing the emerging science of chaos and complexity theory, argues that science and theology can be reconciled. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khevocom.rtf

Evolution of Bacterial Pathogens
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A 10 page discussion of the mechanisms through which bacterial pathogens evolve. Bacterial pathogens evolve in reference to a number of factors. These are both natural factors and manmade factors. Bacterial evolution in response to antibiotics is one example of this relationship. This evolution occurs both clinically and in areas such as uncontained landfills that have been the recipient of hospital wastes. Once bacteria evolve to reflect a resistance to antibodies they retain that evolutionary feature. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPpathog.rtf

Evolutionary Mechanisms: The Theory of Heterozygote Superiority Verses The Selfish Gene Theory
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A 9 page discussion of the mechanisms by which evolution occurs. Contrasts the theory of the selfish gene proposed by Richard Dawkins with that of the theory of heterozygote superiority held to by evolutionary biologists such as E. Sober. An overview of each theory is presented. The conclusion is drawn that although certain “selfish” elements do exist (such as is the case with certain highly repetitive DNA sequences) if these elements replicated to the point where it constituted the entire genome of the organism the organism would be sterile and without offspring the too successful gene would be doomed to death. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPgeneNo.rtf

Evolutionary Theory and the Existence of Art in the Human Experience
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This 5 page report discusses the reasons behind the existence of art from the point of view of writers and researchers who see it as a fundamental component of the evolutionary processes of humanity. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWevoart.rtf

Evolutionary Wonders: Examples from the Plant and Animal Kingdoms
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A 7 page overview of the marvels of evolution as reflected in six very different representatives of the plant and animal kingdom. This paper notes the lessons mankind might learn from birds, insects, and even the lowly parasitic worms as well as food crops such as corn, medicinal plants such as foxglove, and ornamentals such as the exotic water hyacinth. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: PPbioFav.rtf

Examination of Journal Articles on Cells
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A 5 page paper which examines and analyzes two separate articles dealing with cells. The articles, both originating from Scientific American, are “A ready-made controversy. (SA Perspectives). (cloning and its controversies)” and “What clones? Widespread scientific doubts greet word of the first human embryo clones. (Stem Cells).” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAcells.rtf