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I chose this article from 2000 on Human-caused environmental changes and loss of plant diversity. This relates back to many topics we will be discussing in our lectures including the use of biofuels, impacts of mining, ozone depletion, and most importantly climate change. The goal of this paper was to examine the impact of theseContinue reading “An article from 2000”

Q1. What type of mask was found most effective in aiding protection against COVID-19? Regular blue hospital masks Plastic masks N95 masks Cloth masks All of the above Q2. What would count as least important PPE against COVID-19? Water spray to spray away the virus Face shield Plastic gloves Face masks Precautionary books on COVID-19Continue reading “Questions on COVID-19 & SARS-coV-2”

Most animated movies created by Disney mostly target a younger audience that contain some type of subtle lesson that encourages them to think outside the box. These types of movies help introduce complex themes that can help facilitate further understanding at a younger age, these topics have helped kickstart ideas within the field of science.Continue reading “Wall-E”

How can Covid-19 be spread? Touching nose, eyes or mouth with hands that have been exposed. Breathing in air when close to an infected person. Entering public places with a mask All the above. 2) What is the incubation period for COVID-19? 1 week 2 days 14 days 5 days None of the above 3)Continue reading “Covid-19 Multiple Choice”

Marie Taylor was an American botanist, born February 16th, 1911, in Sharpsburg Pennsylvania. She was the first woman of any race to earn a science doctorate at Fordham University and acted as the head of the Botany department at Howard University from 1947 to her retirement in 1976. There was even an auditorium that wasContinue reading “BOTANIST – MARIE TAYLOR”

Biodiversity is all the various kinds of life you would find in one area, whether it may the variety in animals, plants, fungi, or even bacteria that make up our uniquely natural world. All of these species and microorganisms work together in our ecosystems like a well built system to maintain, balance, and support lifeContinue reading “A Race Against Time”

In my last year of my undergraduate studies, I had found that most of my classes required readings of all sorts, however, mostly scientific articles. It is a known fact that reading and analyzing primary literature improves scientific literacy and other skills such as critical thinking abilities. However, a lot of scientific articles and literaturesContinue reading “Metadata, Open access and creative commons license”

I remember reading a natural geographic article by Katrina Zimmar,  an article before the pandemic that mentioned the emergence of infectious diseases in humans due to deforestation. Deforestation, which may be caused due to human activities, natural disasters or any other various reasons, not only impacts the plants lost in it but also insects andContinue reading “Zoonotic Viruses and Biodiversity”

Okay, sometimes and most of the time we all struggle to make a choice here and there. We get indecisive but usually we play some form of trivial game or random draw to finalize our decision. This applies when choosing movies too especially because you want to spend those couple hours watching something you findContinue reading “A Movie Draw!”

The debate about whether viruses are alive or not, has been in progress since the distinguishing of the three domains of life. Viruses share some characteristics with bacteria while some with eukarya.  Based on the complexities of their structure, life cycle and much more, most biologists do not consider them alive. This is based onContinue reading “The Debate about Viruses”