Natural Selection and the Process of Speciation
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A 3 page overview of the process of natural selection. The author details how natural selection influenced speciation in Darwin's finches and in man himself. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPnatSel3.rtf
Essay Title: Natural Selection and the Process of Speciation

Nature Verses Nurture: Impacts on Child Motivation and Temperament
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A 12 page overview of the relative importance of nature verses nurture, genetics verses environment, on a child’s temperament and motivation. Emphasizes that research does indeed support the contention of a genetic predisposition toward certain behaviors but that this research does not dismiss the need to constructively format a child’s environment to enhance both motivation and temperament. Bibliography lists 15 sources.
Filename: PPntrNur.wps
Essay Title: Nature Verses Nurture: Impacts on Child Motivation and Temperament

New Gene Technology
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5 pages. This paper describes the discovery and possible patenting of a new gene that is involved in breast cancer research. Included are the background on the topic, the proposed methodology including the relevance of the experimentation, and the expected results. This is a proposal paper. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JAnugene.rtf
Essay Title: New Gene Technology

Obesity: Physiological, Psychological, Sociological and Economic Factors
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A 10 page overview of obesity and the factors which interplay to cause the condition and those which result from it. Defines obesity and provides statistics from the United States of the proportion of the populace who are considered to be one degree or another obese. Traces the physiological, psychological, sociological and economic correlates with the condition. Emphasizes that unfavorable environmental influences acting upon genetically predisposed individuals is the most logical explanation for obesity. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
Filename: PPobese.wps
Essay Title: Obesity: Physiological, Psychological, Sociological and Economic Factors

Peter and Rosemary Grant: Galapagos Finches
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A 3 page paper which examines natural selection and evolution concerning the Galapagos finches through the research of Peter and Rosemary Grant. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: RAggfin.rtf
Essay Title: Peter and Rosemary Grant: Galapagos Finches

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: Christ in Evolution
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This 4 page paper examines the thinking of Teilhard and how he justified placing God/Christ within the boundaries of evolutionary science. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVChardn.rtf
Essay Title: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: Christ in Evolution

Polycomb Group-Mediated Repression of Homeotic Gene Expression in Drosophila
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A 5 page paper discussing two possible actions of polycomb group (PcG) genes in repressing homeotic gene expression in Drosophila. One is that PcG binds to DNA through PcG response elements; the other is the dMi-2 and Hb combine to recruit PcG to DNA, though it may also be possible that Hb recruits dMi-2 directly to DNA. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSDrosPcG.wps
Essay Title: Polycomb Group-Mediated Repression of Homeotic Gene Expression in Drosophila