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Zoonotic Viruses, Biodiversity and Their Connection

Biodiversity comes from the term “biological diversity”, which describes the variety of biological specimen, on Earth at all levels (Faherty). All levels refer to genes, ecosystems and includes the ecological, evolutionary, and cultural processes as well. Many things can cause the loss of biological diversity. These can include natural disasters, new predators and most frequently,Continue reading “Zoonotic Viruses, Biodiversity and Their Connection”

Dorthy Lavinia Brown aka Dr. D – the First Black Female Surgeon from the Southeastern United States of America

Dorothy Lavina Brown (also known as Dr. D) is well known for being the first black, female surgeon from the Southeastern United States (Wikipedia, 2022). From the year 1948 to 1949, Dr. D was appointed to general surgery residency in a racially segregated part of the South (Bourlin, 2021). In 1956, Dr. D was ableContinue reading “Dorthy Lavinia Brown aka Dr. D – the First Black Female Surgeon from the Southeastern United States of America”

What do YOU know about the Covid-19 virus?

MC#1: which of the following is CORRECT, in terms of the covid-19 disease and SARS-CoV-2? The people that are most at risk of falling ill with both these viruses are middle-aged men only. Both these viruses cause increasing issues with the lymphatic system. Both viruses are transmitted by respiratory droplets produced when a person that isContinue reading “What do YOU know about the Covid-19 virus?”

Open Access? Metadata?? Creative Common License??? What the F? (@bodgyalreeree – Winter 2022)

With the introduction of the internet, the availability of reliable information within the scholarly community soared. Open access is a movement that advocates for free and open online access to academic information, without the need of payment. On an international scale, this brought forth learning opportunities for a lot more people across the world. MetadataContinue reading “Open Access? Metadata?? Creative Common License??? What the F? (@bodgyalreeree – Winter 2022)”

Avatar & It’s Connections to Applied Plant Ecology (@bodgyalreeree – Winter 2022)

The three films that I chose for this assignment were the Lorax, Avatar and WALL-E. I chose these three movies as they expressed lessons, news, and brought overall awareness to the effects of habitat fragmentation and the extinction crisis. The Lorax and Avatar looked at the cause of habitat fragmentation and the extinction crisis, whereasContinue reading “Avatar & It’s Connections to Applied Plant Ecology (@bodgyalreeree – Winter 2022)”