Lauren Clayton BIOL–15 Extra Credit Bugs‚ Guts‚ and Brains Seminar Summary During the seminar “Bugs‚ guts and brains: How gut microbiota shapes your mind and body” on November 7‚ Physiologist from UC Davis‚ Dr. Helen Raybould discussed how gut microbes in humans and animals affects neurophysiology based primarily on the foods we eat and the genes expressed in the gut. There is an intersection between micro and host physiology that affects the overall health and behavior of the host. To understand
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Hurricane Irene was a massive‚ and destructive hurricane‚ traveling many miles from the coast of Africa‚ reaching the eastern shores of the United States and northern Canada. The hurricane destroyed houses‚ and nearly injured several innocent people‚ creating mass tornados following in and around its path. The major dates of Irene’s occurrence span from August 20th to August 29th 2011. Precipitation solely from the storm reached over 17 inches in some places where the storm was at its height‚ with
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have their own message‚ their own story‚ and their own creativity. When I read two amazing books‚ Chains and A Stone in My Hand my heart was truly inspired. They both consist of truly amazing characters who got through indescribable events however they still keep fighting. Isabel‚ the main character in Chains is quite amazing‚ and Malak‚ the main character from A Stone in My Hand is also quite extraordinary. They both are not only great examples of the humankind and what amazing people there are
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The Vietnam Syndrome: America’s Gut Feeling The reason the Vietnam Syndrome infected so much of the American population so deeply is due to the film industry. Filmmakers were able to tackle their issues with the war by making films that expressed or demonstrated the flaws that they saw in the way the United States participated in the war‚ such as a toxic division of support and a flawed military culture that produced insanity. The most popular and critically acclaimed Vietnam movies were anti-war
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CASE: Hand-to-Hand Against Palm (A) An electronics and personal computing firm has been watching closely the success of the Palm Pilot and seeks to introduce a competitive device‚ beta-named "Organize My Life!" or OML for short. The OML marketing manager has gathered some intelligence on the Palm Inc. sales and believes that‚ for all its success‚ some potential markets are being underserved. Hand-held personal digital assistants (PDAs) were introduced unsuccessfully at first by Apple in
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research into their effect on the human gut microbiome. The most extreme version of these replacement drink is a product called Soylent‚ which has all the needed vitamins and calories to be a complete food replacement. Previous studies have shown that a switch in diet can cause changes within the microbiome in as little as a single meal. While the proper nutrients are still present within these drinks‚ there could be unknown effects on the health of the gut microbiome. The hypothesis is that there
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Introduction and topic sentence (first paragraph) Irene Joliot-Curie‚ daughter of Pierre and Marie Curie‚ carried the Curie name after her parents died. Irène Curie went on to become Nobel Laureates in Physics and Chemistry. Irène Curie worked together with her mother to provide mobile X-ray units during World War I. She resumed her studies at the university in Paris after the war and later worked at the institute that her parents had founded. It was there that she conducted her Nobel Prize-awarded
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In the movie‚ “Me‚ Myself & Irene”‚ the main character‚ Charlie Baileygates‚ played by Jim Carrey‚ is diagnosed with a split personality‚ also known as dissociative identity disorder. What that means is‚ at some point in the movie‚ he develops a second personality‚ and that personality goes by the name of Hank. Through out the movie‚ viewers are able to see the symptoms of someone with DID‚ and see how it can affect their daily life. Usually dissociative identity disorder develops when a person
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Across Five Aprils By Irene Hunt Across Five April’s by Irene Hunt is about how the civil war tears apart a family during the hard times of the civil war. There were 239 pages it this story. The book follows the life of Jethro Creighton‚ a young farm boy in rural Illinois as he grows from a protected and provided for nine year old‚ to a educated and respectable young adult during the chaos of the civil war. In the beginning of the book Jethro has an incorrect idea of
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If Irene files a tort action against her sister Darla for alleging slander‚ Irene will be successful in her case. But first‚ what does it mean to allege slander mean? The plaintiff must show that a wrongful statement has been made that causes a person to suffer economically or monetary. Although Darla overheard Irene’s comment on the phone for trying to accept products without paying she does not have physical evidence to prove that she said this. Now for Darla‚ she told several of her friends about
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