Q1. A farmer is raising rabbits. The average body weight in his rabbit population is 3 kg. The farmer selects the 10 largest rabbits in population, whose average body weight is 4 kg, and interbreeds them. If narrow-sense heritability in the rabbit population is 0.7, what is an expected body […]
A 74-year-old woman is transported to a regional burn center after being rescued from a house fire. Apparently, a space heater was knocked over and an area rug caught fire. The fire quickly spread throughout the house. She did not have any functional smoke detectors and became trapped in a […]
Every year a small number of children die from diseases or conditions that develop as a result of vaccines received to protect them. It seems to be an inherent hazard associated with mass preventative inoculation. Is it worth the risk? Can you debate both sides of the issue? Have you […]
We are learning about employee empowerment and how it allows for greater potential. Here are the four principles as stated by Jack Stack, President and CEO of SRC Corporation: “Great Game of Business” Jack Stack, the President and CEO of engine rebuilder SRC Corporation, developed an employee-empowerment program known as the “Great Game of […]