Biology 103 Web Paper 3
SHOULD WE RETHINK WHETHER OR NOT HIV CAUSES AIDS
Submitted by SerendipUpdate on Wed, 02/13/2008 - 3:52pm.Should we allow cloning of ourselves?
Submitted by Kee Hyun Kim on Sat, 12/22/2007 - 2:28am.3rd web paper
Kee Hyun (Andy) Kim
“Should we allow cloning of ourselves?”
Bunny Vision
Submitted by ctreed on Fri, 12/21/2007 - 2:31pm.For years mothers have told their children to eattheir vegetables. When it came tothose odd orange ones called carrots, they often gave the reason that eatingcarrots would improve eyesight, especially vision in the dark – just likerabbits. By some this isconsidered an old wives’ tale, others think of the link between vitamin A andeyesight and dutifully eat their carrots. The story of carrots being linked to good eyesight first became widespreadin Britain during World War II. Coinciding with more successes at shooting down enemy bombers, newsstories appeared in Britain crediting a special new diet with an incr
What Causes Anorexia?
Submitted by Paige Safyer on Fri, 12/21/2007 - 8:15am.
When I read an article in The New York Times that said researchers had found evidence to support the
idea that anorexia may have a biological basis, I was initially surprised but then this idea started to
make sense. In this class we have talked about how the nature verse nurture debate has already been
solved—and that the answer is both nature and nurture. We talked about how genes and the environment
work together to form the people we are, and a disease such as Anorexia is not an exception. It is pretty
What's your type? Does it matter?
Submitted by cmcgowan on Thu, 12/20/2007 - 11:37pm.In the early1900’s, scientists discovered that humans have different 4 types of blood: A,B, AB, and O. The distinctionsbetween these blood types are based on different carbohydrates and proteinsthat compose the cell membranes. Each of the different types produces different antibodies and antigens(1). This system of classificationhas proven to be important because different properties make some blood typesincompatible. For example, if aperson with Type B blood needed a blood transfusion or organ transplant, thedonation could not from a person with Type A or Type AB blood because Type Bblood makes antibodies to the antigen of Type A blood.








