Recent content by tbone

I love science fairs too. Right now I'm designing my yearlong project for my "biotechnology senior tech. lab" that involves the effect of differing ratios of auxins and cytokinins on drosera capensis tissue culture growth. Do you have access to column chromatography, sds-page, or gel...

Red glofish have the gene for the Red Florescent Protein (RFP) from coral, the green ones have the gene for the Green Florescent Protein (GFP) from a species of jellyfish. These genes are so much fun to play with (transforming bacteria and such).

He should get a glofish instead. They have an extra gene. Tatooing seems very cruel to me.

First of all, kids do get all A s in high school occasionally. One recently graduated senior from my school did, and at my school it is an extremely difficult feat. Secondly, I agree with rattler mt. In fourth grade I hit a definite slump. My parents were understanding but firm. Certain...

I'm a senior in high school and I really like it (pres. of greenhouse club). I am also a soccer referee (about $1400 a year), a babysitter of kids with autism, and a math tutor for middle schoolers.

I thought the opening ceremony was nice, but I didn't like the fact that a good portion of the fireworks were computer generated, and the little girl singing was only lip-syncing, as the girl actually singing wasn't "cute" enough. I think the goverment was a little too obsessed with perfection.

Never underestimate the power of a determined racoon. In Florida I've seen them chew their way through a thick plastic trashcan, and pull bits of trash through one by one.

If you visit garden of the gods, don't sit on a cactus like my brother did. Cheyenne Mountain base also gives tours (my dad used to work there), its a really cool missile detection base located inside the mountains. It is meant to survive missile attacks, and all the buildings are on hundreds...

I've read that local price differences are based upon how much the local economy can handle. If a certain area is convenient and gets lots of traffic that can afford to pay more, gas stations in the area will raise their prices. Unfortunate for the middle to lower class.

Didn't Washington also warn us about getting tangled up in foriegn affairs?

If your greenhouse is only 6x6x6, you might be able to find a smaller "windowsill" sized swamp cooler that would cost less. Brian Just as a quick example, something like this: http://www.air-n-water.com/product/AF-315.htm might work just as well

Has anyone seen the movie Gattaca? It shows what the future could be if genetic discrimination ever became a serious threat.

My school has a greenhouse, and a greenhouse club to run it. As the "president" of this club, I get to decide what goes in and what we will grow for our plant sales(currently we have about 80 mimosa pudica, geraniums, and a million spider plants). Yesterday a freshmen biology teacher asked me...

Sure. Brian

EdaxFlamma, I think I have heard her name mentioned before.