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Transplanting embryonic stem cells from embryo into adult as a means of rejuvenating diseased cells, tissues, and organs poses ethical and moral chall...
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Chemical and Biological Weapons of Mass Destruction
Chemical warfare began in prehistoric times with the use of such weapons as poisoned arrows. However, World War I was the beginning of modern-day chem...
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Robotic Versus Manned Space Travel
Manned space flights are supported by the notion that humans have an innate need to explore the universe—in specially protected spacecrafts—but at...
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Many genetic disorders can be detected with tests of blood and chromosomes. Genetic screening is the large-scale use of these tests as part of the pub...
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Many think that television and other media are primarily responsible for the aggressiveness of American youth and the youth of Western nations. Severa...
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Around the world, coastlines are retreating. Economic and environmental realities offer two choices: plan a managed retreat now, or undertake a vastly...
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Modern hunting is embroiled in a major controversy. There are approximately 14 million hunters confronting an indeterminate number of animal rights ac...
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During the first week of class, strive to create an atmosphere of mutual trust and respect. This gives the students a chance to get to know you as a p...
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This book starts with a rather simplistic view of what light is. This chapter starts with a simple explanation which will be easy to understand and it...
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You're probably really upset that all you have so far is a simple little ray model of light. When do we get to the good stuff, you say? How about now?...
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It's time to take some of the things we know about light and put them to good use. In this chapter, the author discusses various optical instruments l...
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If you browse through the sunglasses at your local department store, you'll find that some of them are advertised as "polarized." What is it that make...
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Light doesn't always travel in straight lines. It can bend around corners, just like sound. When it does change direction like this, you end up with l...
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This chapter is, as the title indicates, all about eyeballs and how they work. We'll use just about everything we've learned so far, plus one or two n...
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Fire the Photon Torpedoes, Mr. Sulu!
Yeah, what about those photon torpedoes? Aren't photons supposed to be little light particles? Yes, they are, and they constitute the third model for ...