Bioterrorism Bioterrorism‚ or a biological attack‚ is the intentional release of viruses‚ bacteria or other biological substances‚ such as toxins and poisons‚ which can cause illness and death among people‚ animals or plants. These agents are usually found in nature‚ but they can be altered to increase their ability to cause disease‚ to make them resistant to current medicines‚ or to increase their ability to be spread into the environment (Bioterrorism Overview 1). They are usually colorless
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Biological Science Lesson 1 Zoology - branch of biology that deals with the life of animals. 1. Morphology - studies forms and structure of animals. a. Gross anatomy - performs surgical technique ; dissection (cutting up). b. Paleontology - studies pre-historic forms of animals through fossil. 2. Histology - study of tissues & organs‚ their structure‚ functions & composition at a microscopic level. 3. Cytology - study of the structure & function and its parts at microsopic level or
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Biological Level of Analysis Learning Outcomes 1. Outline the principles that define the biological level of analysis. a. Patterns of behavior can be inherited: There is innate behavior “hard-wired” in organisms that is carried on through genetics. It makes certain stimuli generate certain response and is usually evolutionary. b. Animal research may inform our understanding of human behavior: Biological analysis of animal behavior can be used to predict similar results in humans
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Nature vs. Nurture It is a matter of concern whether human behaviors and characteristics are determined by nature or nurture. If a person’s behavior is inherited directly from the genes of his/her parents or other biological factors‚ then it is the nature that determines his character. But if the environment that a person grew up in‚ affects his behavior‚ then it is the nurture that determines his/her character. It became a great matter of controversy among scientists‚ psychologists and sociologists
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Gulf War Syndrome: Is It Physiological‚ Or Psychological? What is Gulf War Syndrome (GWS)? Is it a debilitating physical condition because of a secret use of chemical and biological warfare from the Iraqis? Is it post-traumatic stress disorder that resulted from the Gulf War? Nobody really knows the truth behind GWS‚ but many people have given their expertise and opinions on what‚ if anything caused GWS. In Hystories: Hysterical Epidemics and Modern Media‚ written by Elaine Showalter‚ she gives
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OUTLINE 1. Intro- Chemical and biological weapons first appeared in a large quantity in the First World War. Chemical weapons‚ such as sarin‚ nerve gas‚ and mustard gas‚ have to be made in a laboratory. Biological weapons‚ such as Typhus‚ Q fever‚ and Anthrax‚ can be viruses or bacteria. Chemical and Biological weapons have few advantages and so many disadvantages that the advantages aren’t worth the possible effects. 2. Paragraph 1-advantages that can be turned into disadvantages a. Point 1-killing
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protozoans 2. Name one airborne microbial toxin? d. Eg. Toxin from Clostridium botulinum – potential biological warfare agent e. Neurotoxin f. Lethal dose – 0.3 µg by inhalation 3. Is lipopolysaccharide an airborne microbial toxin? What kind of bacteria contains LPS? g. Outer membrane of gram negative bacteria – Endotoxin h. Highly antigenic biological agent when associated with airborne particles such as dust i. Respiratory illness 4. Sources of
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Commentaries Why Should We Be Concerned About Biological Warfare? There is a widespread tendency to think about defense against biological warfare as unnecessary‚ as someone else’s responsibility‚ or as simply too difficult. Unfortunately‚ however‚ the dangers posed by biological weapons did not disappear when the United States began to unilaterally dismantle its own offensive program in 1969. The dangers did not vanish with the signing of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention of 1972‚ and they
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helped potentially discover scientific causes for the behavior. Looking at the articles presented it seems that there is much stronger evidence to support the nature or biological cause for homosexuality. One of the first psychological tests done on biological vs. environment was conducted by “Karen Hooker…to test for biological determinism in 1957‚ on a grant from the National Institute of Mental Health….The study was meant to explore the relationship between homosexuality and psychological development
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PERSONAL POTRAIT: A BIOLOGICAL NARRATIVE 2 John C. Carter Capella University Dr. Janice J. Caron August 29‚ 2010 Abstract Eric Erickson is best known for his studies with psychosocial development‚ or the development of a person within a social context. Eric Erickson’s theories focused primarily on the correlation of the release of sexual tension and psychosexual development. The purpose of this paper is for the author to develop a personal portrait integrating Erickson’s developmental
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