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Biochemistry - Week Thirteen - The Body's Ecosystem

Blog Assignments for Week Thirteen Examine your own diet for the coming week and use the four NOVA Food Classifications to report on your findings in your blog. Plus: Ø   “ Researchers have identified some 700 microbial species that inhabit the human mouth ”   That’s quite a mouthful!   Ø   Post your thoughts on our class discussions   Ø   Post a comment to a classmate’s blog   2.        Check out the following links: https://www.cbd.int/iyb/doc/prints/factsheets/iyb-cbd-factsheet-sustainable-en.pdf Sustainable use of biological diversity http://greatlakesecho.org/2014/03/27/from-indiana-to-latvia-connecting-the-seeds-of-environmental-justice-agricultural-biodiversity/ Connecting environmental justice and biodiversity

July 31 - Biophysics - Energy Medicine and Energy Fields

Blog assignments for this week: Acupuncture as effective energy medicine What conclusions can you draw from Kirlian photography Human intent as it affects health Respond to another classmate’s blog   Check out the following links on the Institutes of Biophysics in China: http://users.eastlink.ca/~cabbages/psi/usbeijin.pdf Institute of Biophysics, Academia Sinica, Beijing, China http://english.ibp.cas.cn/rh/ri/ The Research group in the Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, P.R.China http://159.226.118.206/detailt.aspx?newsno=8094 Institute of Biophysics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)

July 29 - Biology - Vaccination and Public Health Policy

1.      Blog Assignments required this week:  Ø    Should “parents take a more active role in designing their children’s immunization schedule”? Ø    Would you support making vaccination programs “compulsory”? Ø    Post a comment to a classmate’s blog entry 2.      Check out the following links:  Vaccines--How and Why? www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CC/vaccines_how_why.html  Public Health Risk Seen as Parents Reject Vaccines http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/us/21vaccine.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Measles (Rubeola)  CDC http://www.cdc.gov/measles/

Western Sciences Class Blog List

Here is the latest list of blog addresses for Summer 2019: https://acchstiana.blogspot.com/ Biology https://jodiacchs.blogspot.com/ Physics https://fractalfractalfractalfractal.wordpress.com/ Biology and Chemistry http://vzapanta415.blogspot.com/ Biology nurseblackdeer.blogspot.com Physics https://acchsphysics-ashlynn.blogspot.com/   Physics https://kaugust2019.blogspot.com/ Physics connectingtothecosmos.blogspot.com Physics and Chemistry https://imjunmee.blogspot.com/ Physics https://acchscaljam.blogspot.com/ Biology, Physics and Chemistry acchsdevon.blogspot.com Physics https://samijojoslyn.blogspot.com Biology https://bridgetscienceblog.blogspot.com Biology, Physics and Chemistry https://dsacchs.blogspot.com/ Physics and Chemistry https://msrleesays.blogspot.com/ Chemistry https://bb1687.blogspot.com/ Chemistry https://taylorevegannon.blogspot.com/ Physics https://educateeliza.blogspot.com/ Biochemistry ...

Biochemistry - Week Twelve - Cell Biology and Radioactivity

Blog Assignments for Week Twelve - Cell Biology and Radioactivity Ø   Post your thoughts on one of our class discussions Ø   Check out the various links on cells in 2. below, and post your impressions. Ø   Post a comment to a classmate’s blog And here is the link to the "Radiation Dosage Chart" from class: https://informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/radiation-dosage-chart/ You will note that airport scanners are typically in the 0.1 microsievert range - similar to eating a banana! 2.       Check out the following links on Cell Biology: http://microscopy.fsu.edu/cells/index.html Introduction to Cell and Virus Structure http://microscopy.fsu.edu/cells/animalcell.html Animal Cell Structure http://microscopy.fsu.edu/cells/bacteriacell.html Bacteria Cell Structure http://microscopy.fsu.edu/cells/plantcell.html Plant Cell Structure http://microscopy.fsu.edu/cells/virus.html Virus Structure http:/...

July 24 - Biophysics - Life and Living Systems

  Blog assignments for this week: " People should still eat healthy food " - do we rely too heavily on supplements to provide antioxidants? " Aspirin a day could dramatically cut cancer risk "  What are your thoughts on this? Post a comment to a classmate's blog  2.      Check out the following links: Vaccines--How and Why? http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CC/vaccines_how_why.html  Public Health Risk Seen as Parents Reject Vaccines http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/us/21vaccine.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Measles (Rubeola)  CDC http://www.cdc.gov/measles/

July 22 - Biology - Antioxidants and Free Radicals

  Blog assignments for this week: " People should still eat healthy food " - do we rely too heavily on supplements to provide antioxidants? " Aspirin a day could dramatically cut cancer risk "  What are your thoughts on this? Post a comment to a classmate's blog  2.      Check out the following links: Vaccines--How and Why? http://www.accessexcellence.org/AE/AEC/CC/vaccines_how_why.html  Public Health Risk Seen as Parents Reject Vaccines http://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/21/us/21vaccine.html?_r=1&oref=slogin Measles (Rubeola)  CDC http://www.cdc.gov/measles/