Friday, January 23, 2009

Bunch o' Biology

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Sunday, January 4, 2009

Immune System

Each group will be assigned a number and you must then research information (not simply definition!) and be able to summarize the main ideas. Each group must then 1) post a comment under this posting that summarizes your infmormation and 2) present your information to the class. The following website may help get you started.
1)What's the difference between a cold and the flu? Can you really catch a cold by not wearing a hat in the winter?
2)Can a Virus be used to cure cancer?
3)Human papillomavirus(HPV), should teenagers be vaccinated? Why or why not?
4)Smallpox, will it ever be back? Why or why not?
5)Streptococcus causes strep throat...and more...like what?
6)Is Salmonella in all raw chicken...and so what if it is?
7) How exactly does an antihistamine (like Benadryl) work?
8) How does Cancer form and why can't your body fix it?
9) Does vitamin C really prevent you from getting sick?
10)What role to Stem cells have on the immune system/white blood cells ?
11)Other (as approved by instructor)