1. In a particular squash plant, white fruit is dominant to yellow fruit.A white fruited plant is crossed to a yellow fruited plant.Whe the seeds from this cross are planted, the offspring (F1) produce roughly equal numbers of white and yelloow fruit.What are the genotypes of the parents? Write out […]

In contrast to Hurricane Katrina, there was a greater response to the Joplin disaster by local assets in lieu of federal ones. The results are startling. A year after Katrina there was widespread criticism of the failed recovery and rebuilding efforts of FEMA resulting in congressional investigations and excoriating media […]

Forty percent of American kids living below the poverty line are obese or overweight, according to a 2010 study published in Health Affairs. Poorer kids are more likely to be obese or overweight than middle class kids and consume a bigger proportion of their calories while at school. With obesity issues […]

1. Do you think the social and cultural environments of the 18th and 19th centuries helped or hindered the study of microbiology in particular and science in general?  Why?  2. Do you think that microbiology and science are influenced by today’s social and cultural environments? provide examples to support your […]