Empirical Data: Earthquakes Purpose: Science is an ongoing and dynamic process. Data collection and scientific analysis of natural phenomenon occurs daily, adding to our understanding of the natural world. The purpose of this activity is to explore methods scientists use to collect, analyze, and interpret seismic data generated during earthquake […]

Gene of unknown function in the mouse genome was investigated with reverse genetic approach Knock out mouse was created was missing particular gene When phenotype of investigated mouse was compared the only difference from the wild-type was mouse kicking other mouse And I know the protein encoded was named KST […]

A mainland population of 10,000 ground beetles have the neutral alleles A1 and A2 with frequencies of A1 = 0.4 and A2 = 0.6. 16 male and 20 female beetles found a new population on Russell Island. The A1 and A2 neutral alleles are present in the island population with frequencies […]

A new strain of avian (bird) virus has popped up in China and has health officials at the World Health Organization are worried. They fear it may jump across species and infect humans, causing a pandemic. The virus is 100% lethal in birds, killing them within 24 to 48 hours. […]