Find some article that deals with cells and do our usual thing.
For a reminder, here's what to do for this assignment:
1) Citation: Here you will put the name of the article, the author, and where you found it (for example, the New York Times or Science News for Kids).
2) A brief summary: Here you will summarize the article in one or two sentences. This is to give your readers (including me) a sense of what you have read.
3) Reflection: This is the biggest part of your report. I am interested in your response to the article. Please address the following questions in your reflection:
a) What did you think about the article? Did you like it or not? Why?
b) What interested you or surprised you about the article?
c) What questions do you have about what you read? What would you like to know more about what you’ve read?
4) Comments. You are going to comment on the work of at least three other students.
All of this is due by Friday.
Have fun!
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Title: New Material Sops up Radioactive Cesium
Author: Lisa Grossman
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/55613/title/New_material_sops_up_radioactive_cesium
This article is about how the elements Gallium, Sulfur, and Antimony can trap radioactive Cesium.
Cesium is a radioactive element that is produced in most power plants. It's very hazardous, which is why scientist from Northwestern University found away to safely store the isotopes. The Cesium catcher is made of Gallium, Sulfur, and Antimony.
What made me want to read this article was the fact that we can remove radioactive cesium. People know radioactive anything is not safe for us to be around. The fact that we don't live far away from Indian Point, concerns me, so I read it.
I liked this article because of how the Cesium catcher attracts Cesium, and traps it. Mercouri Kanatzidis says that since Cesium has charged particles or ions, that they can swap with another ion of the same charge. He also refers the Cesium catcher to a Venus fly trap. The fly trap will only eat bugs(Cesium) not sticks or rocks (Sodium or Potassium.) The Reason is Sodium and Potassium have a similar charge to Cesium. The only problem is, it's too expensive to make more Cesium catchers. But now that scientist know how the Venus fly trap mechanism works, scientist can find an alternative.
How many Cesium isotopes can a Cesium catcher store?
What other molecule could be a cheaper alternative?
Will the Cesium catcher help reduce radioactive waste as well?
1)Title:Splitting water molecules the next "Green" power source?
Author:Brian Handwerk
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/03/070305-split-water.html
2)This article is mostly about scientist around the world. Who are reaserching about green fules that we can use to power general things. In our every day lives.
3)
a)I thought that this article gave me great data to use in daily life. Really in conclusion this article was helpful to me, by giving me backround information i need in my life as a JR. scientist.
b)The thing that cought my eye the most was the part when they used scince power not man power to get fule that was good for the enviorment.By spliting water molecules with the sunlights energy.
c)
What kinds of things will the scientists do to get this green power in motion?
Will you make a product that will make this green power?
Which scientist in the world will make this green power product?
Is there any thing else that can make green energy?
"Tumor Tracking Gets Personal"
By Eva Emerson
This article is about how scientist thought of a new method to improve cancer care.
I like this article because it taught me about how unlike some other types of cancer, the genetic changes are unique to each seperate tumor. It taught me that, and more facts about cancer cells, and other things called breast tumor cells that show that the genetic rearragements can be identified.
What interested me about this article was how much work and information was needed to figure all of this out. For example, I read about how the scientists took blood samples, and tried to track the blood levels of two different patients. Which was interesting to me because obviously I don't know how to do that, so it seems very hard!
One question I have about this article is,
What made the scientists figure out this way to imrpove cancer care? What type of research did they have to look for?
The artical that i read was called the nerve of one animal and the place i found it was in sciencenewsforkids.com. The authors name is lan de. willams.
The story is about a cancer cell that spread through one animal to another and wiped out 70 percent of the population.
I thought this artical was a good one because it was about animals and i love animals. What supprised me is that the tummar bounced from one animal to another. My guestions are wich animal had the tummar first?
I would like to coment on gigitygigitygigitygo 1234 manylaufter sciencediva7 for doing such a good job on there report
fredysnichelbuger your article was awsome but was there tumar cells or a regular tumar.
sciencediva7 your article blow me away you should write more article like that.
mannylautner love great article you read.
My comments go to:
gigitygigitygigitygo1234:
Since I'm in to alternative engergy, I enjoyed your article a lot. It would be neat to use this energy in our everyday lives. Keep Blogging!
mannylautner:):
I thought your article was a cool topic. It was exciting to hear about how scientist found a way to cure some cancers. I liked this because many people die from cancer, and yet there's no offical cure. Nice job!
fredysnichelburger:
Your article was shocking to see. I didn't know that 70% of animals are wiped out of their population. That's a big number! I only have two questions for your article. What cancer kills the animals, and what animal is more likely to get it? Your article makes me think further. Way to go!
Why Cancer Cells Just Won’t Die: Researchers Finds New Protein to Help.
http://www.sciencedaily.com
My article was about how when a cell is damaged it will try to repair its self but if that doesn’t work it will kill its self. But with cancer cells it won’t do that and that can worsen the cancer, and a science its came up with a type of protein that would help kill the cell.
I thought this article was really good, except it was a little short and there were some pretty tricky words in there. But the topic itself was really weird but also interesting at the same time. Something that I thought was interesting was that I didn’t know that cells would commit suicide if they were injured. Also it said that you would not be able to kill the damaged cells by using DNA damage or like using radiation because the cells are resisting to die. Another thing that I thought was cool was that this protein that a scientist discovered called RanBPM whould makes it so RanBPM apoptosis would continue. Apoptosis is the process of when the damaged cells commit suicide. Also this protein could also help the doctors predict the future of the cancers damage.
A question that I have is when a cell forces itself to die what happens to the remains of the cell. And my last question is how the scientist discovered the protein in the first place.
This is for mannylautner:)
I really like how you described how difficult the blood test experiment was and also thought the topic was also really interesting. Also when you said how much work it must of took figure out the things they did, well I could relate that to my story cause I have no idea also in my story how my scientist figured out what he did. Goooood JOB
This is for fredysnichelburger
I think that you had the most interesting topic out of everyone that I had read, I just wanted to know what animal had the tumor and also I would asked the same question that you had.
This is for Sciencediva7
I like you topic and I like how you mad a comparison to the Venus Fly Trap and that made it so much easier to understand. You did a good job on your description and last of all this is unrelated but I like how your author had the same last name as me.
Chemotherapy drug may strengthen some cancer cells
By: Laura Sanders
sciencenews.org
A standard chemotherapy drug may make a small but aggressive population of brain cancer cells even more deadly.
I liked the article because I learnd that this drug might make cancer cells more agresive after a treatment so the doctors can get rid of the other cancer cells.
I was surprised that after cancer is treated side cells of the cancer that dont die they can reproduce and theen make another tumer.
I had question in my article they only talked about glioblastoma multiforme brain cancer i would like to know if thhis could also happen to other types of cancer.
Sorry. Posted in the wrong period.
Brain Cells Take a Break
By: Stephen Ornes
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20090715/Feature1.asp
Summary: A neurologist named Sydney Cash talks about what happens to your brain cells when you fall asleep. She also talks about electrical currents that show brain activity.
Reflection: I like this article for its information, because I’ve always wondered what happens to my brain when I fall asleep. It told me a lot of stuff and now I understand what happens a bit more.
What was really interesting to me was that our brains fall asleep because our neurons (brain cells) take breaks periodically. This allows you to sleep through most sounds and smells. What is also cool is that a EGG, or electroencephalogram, can only read the outside electric signals of the brain, so there are still more.
One thing I want to know is, what happens when brains cells die in your head. Wouldn’t they just pile up?
My article is dolphins have diabetes off switch by Victoria Gill www.news.bbc.co.uk
My article is about how a discovery in bottlenose dolphins may treat type 2 diabetes (which is a condition when insulin has no effect on your body.)
I enjoyed this article because it made the science plain and simple for people like me. I also enjoyed this article because I have long since believed that genetic treatment could be use to cure diseases and illnesses like organ failure and blindness (and you know so far, it has cured color blindness, if you read my post on 10/06/09.) If dolphins can control weather or not insulin can affect their bodies, maybe genetic treatment that can cure type 2 diabetes is not that far away.
No questions come to mind about this article.
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Drugs and zzzzzz’s
unknown author
This article is about how people that use the drug ecstasy are more likely to get the sleeping disorder apnea.
I liked this article very much because I thought it was a really strange but interesting topic. Another reason I liked this article was because of the study they did I thought that it was interesting and the results came out supporting the topic with the people with ecstasy had more cases apnea. another thing I liked about the article is that it focused on a bad thing about dugs which I think is a good thing.
One thing I found kind of interesting was the topic it self I mean of all the horrible disease drugs can cause they pick this one to write about. Another thing I found kind of interesting was that when they took the test for mild apnea they didn't find a difference between the two sets of people but when they went to serious apnea the people that did ecstasy were the only few that had it.
I don't really have any questions but the one I just said before but I would like to learn more about apnea.
"A Brain-Boosting Video Game"
By Emily Sohn
www.sciencenewsforkids.org
This article first caught my attention when I was scrolling down the page, and I knew it would send any video game addict jumping up and down in their seat. Based around the popular cell-phone game Tetris, this article describes the effect of the game on the human brain and how researchers from Canada and the U.S. discovered that after just 3 months of playing this "block stacking" game, the gray matter, or brain cells and blood vessels that are used to process information in the brain, grow thicker. Scientist tested adolescent girls ages 12-15 to see if this old-time video game really could boost your memory.
I was surprised to find that I really actually enjoyed this article. At first I was unsure, especially since I was never a real electronic lover. But after reading it I found my self interested and wanting to know more. My favorite part of the article was when the writer talked about the three different tests (one on 12-15 year olds who played Tetris, one on 12-15 year olds who didn't play Tetris, and the other was 12-15 year olds who were playing the game right at that moment)that determined if Sohn's theory was right or not. I also enjoyed this article because not only did it talk about how your brain cells get effected, but also it gave me some background on the human brain itself.
When I first saw the title, I was very surprised, I mean, a video game brain booster? What a joke. Latter I learned how serious the subject was, and that the scientist were not kiding, electronic games can grow parts of your brains. Like I said before,I was very interested in the tests the scientist performed, and I thought that it was really cool how the author explained all the machines and "background magic" the scientist used to preform each experiment. Sohn mentioned the researchers using a machine called the fMRI, or the functional magnetic resonance imaging, that tracks how blood moves through the brain. This allowed the scientist to see what areas of the brain were being used, and how it effected the brain cells.
The way the article end kept me hanging, and made me wonder if the experiment was ever completed. The writer made it sound like scientists were still working on the subject, and not everything was proven yet. A question I still have is, does Tetris really work any other parts? Or does it just leave the brain to get fried like 90% of all the other video games? Also, what would be the result if a ale was to take the test? Would the gray matter or parietal lobe grow more, or would another part grow instead?
this is for my three comments:
teddy bear:
I really loved your report that you did! I liked how you were really honest about how you felt about the article that you read, and how you used examples which made it better to understand, and also gave me an idea of what you read. The way you summarized it, really made me want to read it! Good Job!
Sciencediva7:
I thought the report that you did was really nice! I liked the topic you picked, and I liked the fact that you used a lot of examples from the actual article you read. Which is one way I knew you really understood what they were saying in the article. Nice Job!
Pengu97:
I thought your report was very well written! Your summary was very nice and it gave me a really good idea of what your article was about. I agree with you when you said that you found it interesting how our brains fall asleep because our nuerons take breaks peroidically, because I didn't know that! You did a really Good Job!
Science News for Kids: Snapshot: A brain-boosting video game
Sept. 16, 2009 author- not said
The article I read was about the popular game ‘Tetris’ (witch is from Russia) and how it might be a brain booster witch surprised me because who knew that your brain doesn’t always melt from playing computer games! When you play it builds up gray matter, but they’re not sure if playing is for the better.
They took 15 teen girls that are from 12-15 who play Tetris after 3 months of playing the scientist noticed that gray matter cells in your brain got thicker this area is to help your sense. Later they took 11 girls who do not play the game and noticed no build up in the grey matter cells, (so maybe this is from the game) also real time scans were done while playing the game the test showed the girls who played for a few months were using less of there brain.
I didn’t like the article of course logic games make you smarter and also of course its not always for the best because your still staring at a screen. I’m do not play Tetris so I do not really know the game that well (but it is 2nd in the 100 best selling games)
It surprised me that they fully don’t if this helps your brain like they did so many test and they’re still not sure? And that they never really finished the experiment, also I think its cool how they chose girls for a video game experiment (but maybe they wanted girls because they play less video games so the matter isn’t effected as much as boys who play 24/7)
My questions are few really none but why did they only do 11 girls for the second test wouldn’t they get a better result if they use 15 like the last group?
<3 <3
Yolonda Figgle
(this article said the word 'cell' twice)
Comment 1 for gigitygigitygigitygo1234
I fond it very interesting when you wrote that the scientists used the sun’s energy to split water molecules. You said “they used science power not man power to get fuel that was good for the environment.” Can you make that more clear? Also, what background information did you need in your life as a JR scientist? Keep Blogging!
Comment 2 for teddy bear
Wow! That just proves that genetic treatment for cancer isn’t so far off in the future. (Read my 2/23/10 post to know what I am taking about.) I also had on idea that damaged cells commit suicide (and I thought I was a expert on cells). You picked an awesome article.
Comment 3 for Pengu97
So Brain Cells on a Break is why my sister sleeps through her wake up alarm.
(I think that dead brains cells dissolve but don’t ask me how)
Thanks for the articles gigitygigitygigitygo1234, Pengu97 and teddy bear.
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citation: The Nerve of One Animal
no author given
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20100120/Note3.asp#top
summary:A cancer that scientists think came from one Tasmanian Devil has wiped out 70% of the entire Tasmanian Devil population. Scientists are working on a vaccine to prevent this highly contageous cancer from spreading.
reflection: I really liked the article because of the topic. It was about scientists trying to save a species from a cancer that could wipe them out thirty to fifty years from now. I thought it was really interesting that the cancer spreads in the way it does. The cancer grows in the nervous system of the Tasmanian Devil but is transferred through biting each other on the mouth. Tasmanian Devils may bite each other when they meet. Scientists are not yet sure how the cancer is transferred from the nervous system to the mouth. I would like to learn more about what I read. I think the article did not include enough information about the cancer cell and I would like to know more about that.
Tumor Tracking Gets Personal
Eva Emerson
http://sciencenews.org/
A small study of colorectal and breast tumor cells shows that genetic rearrangements can be reliably identified. The new technique is to rapidly identify the rearrangements from individual tumors offers doctors a somewhat powerful way to track tumor activity in people.
I liked this article because I really liked the "intro" which said, " new way to identify cancer’s genetic scrambling may allow doctors to better monitor how individual patients respond to treatment and detect a recurrence of a tumor." I really liked it because it got me interested in reading the article.
One question I have is how did they figure that rapidly identifying rearrangements of individual tumors gives doctors a way to track tumor activity in people.
Comments:
1.) Pengu97
I liked your article because it actually interested me and most articles are boring. Also, at one point in my life I thought the same question you did.
2.) gigitygigitygigitygo1234
I found your article very interesting because splitting water cells was "green" for powering everyday items. I would have like to know more about your article though.
3.) fredysnichelburger
I thought your article was interesting because I didn't think that cancer could wipe out 70% of a population! I would have liked to know what type of cancer it was though.
The article I found was called "Cures in ancient Egyptian cosmetics" by Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay. (I have NO idea how to say his/her name. Please tell if you know!) It was about these people talking about how the Egyptians could have used lead-based cosmetics instead of the other stuff they used, which gave them eye infections.
The article was short and interesting (=], yay!). I like it because when people think of cells and science they usually don't think of history and make-up and stuff like that. Also, I knew that the Egyptians used cosmetics but I didn't actually know what they put in it. The people who researched it said that the cosmetics they found had galena (which made the make-up a black color), laurionite (Pb(OH)Cl), phosgenite (Pb2Cl2CO3) and cerussite (PbCO3). They said that Laurionite and phosgenite didn't occur naturally in and around Egypt. And there was some painful procedures of some sort. I didn't really have any questions though...
Some comments...
Yolanda figgle,
I actually like video games, but I never knew they helped your brain! I thought the article you chose was really interesting. (Must get that game...) But what I'm wondering is, what is the game about? And how does it make your gray matter build up???
curl the sheep,
Poor Tasmanian Devils!! :( I wish there was more info... The topic was good, and I really hope that those scientists find a cure for the little animals :(.
Pengu97,
So THAT'S why I slept through my phones alarm clock... I never knew why I couldn't smell or hear when I sleep, so this was very surprising to me. Now I'm wondering if when people space out the same thing happens to our brain cells...
Slime mold is master network engineer
By Laura Sanders
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/55512/title/Slime_mold_is_master_network_engineer
This article is about slime mold, a single celled organism which makes small connections between its food sources. A group of scientists took a slime mold and put corn flakes in positions that mimic those of the cities around Tokyo around the slime mold and the molds connections mimicked those of the rail system in Japan.
I liked this article because it shows that people can really over think things but now all anyone has to do is ask a slime mold. What interested me was the fact that the connections between the cornflakes in the slime mold and the cities in Japan were so similar. I would like to know if any cities or countries would use some similar methot to make efficient rail systems.
This comment is for Pengu97
I think you chose an interesting article but I would have liked a less general description of it because it just shows a description of the article not a summary
This comment is for input
I can't believe that dolphins without thinking can stop a disease that has taunted mankind for generations! But one thing I don’t understand is that first you say “may treat type 2 diabetes” but then later you say “treatment that can cure type 2 diabetes is not that far away”
This comment is for curl the sheep
Now THAT’S a summary! And response! But I don’t really get how when Tasmanian devils meet they bite each other in the mouth… in the mouth! How do you bite someone in the MOUTH?
Comenttts...
GotLax18
I liked the article you choice it scared me how you said the chemotherpy makes more cells now im scareded that will happen to me! (are cancer cells alive?) i thought the same questions!
Amu Spade
I liked the topic for your article and how creative you were that's not your usual cell story im now scared that make still might be lead based! but isnt this more about molecules because as far as i know make up is not alive (or is it...)
And last but not least...
eatsleepswim
I thought it was funny how you did this article because i was 1 millisecond away from doing it i found your response interesting and i thought the same as you
<3 <3
Yolonda Figgle
How One Woman’s Cells Changed Medicine
By Ron Claiborne and Sidney Wright IV
http://abcnews.go.com/WN/womans-cells-changed-medicine/story?id=9712579
My article is about a woman named Henrietta Lacks, who died in the 50s from cervical cancer and doctors took her cells and then used them for medicines to help fight the flu, cancer, and Parkinson’s disease. It turned out that Henrietta’s cells could be kept alive and they could grow however shocking that might be.
I thought this article was a great one because the subject matter was highly interesting. It was the entire fleshed-out story. I also liked it because it was not so much full of tedious facts about cells, but about the reactions of a varied group of people.
The fact that really surprised me the most was that Henrietta’s family was entirely unaware of the whole situation. Until the 70s, the Lacks knew nothing about it. The irony is that the cells made billions, but the Lacks couldn’t even afford health insurance. Another interesting fact was that the doctors never asked permission to take the cells, like they were supposed to do. They just took the cells from her.
I do have a couple of questions. I want to know if other people’s cells can also stay alive after a person dies. I also want to know if the cells can be used as medicines for other sicknesses, besides the ones listed in the first paragraph. I actually do want to hear about more cases where other people’s cells have been recycled, and how the cells work as medicines, and how effective the cells were compared to regular prescriptions and stuff like that. This seems like a very interesting topic to delve further into.
Well, it’s comment time.
For Pengu97:
I love your article for the topic you chose because it’s a very pressing question. I love sleep, period, so of course, I like reading about the “unseen action.” Another reason I love your article is because you really put yourself into your reflection, like you wanted to know all about it. But, your “I liked this” section was a little vague. You said
“stuff,” and I wanted to hear some facts not just in the “interesting” part. However, this was a great report and you should be proud about how you handled it.
For Yolanda Figgle:
Wow. You really summed up the article with your report. I was impressed specifically when you put in your opinion, saying you didn’t like the article. It takes real guts to go up there and say you did not like it. The fact that you gave a reason made me even more impressed. However, when you said boys play video games a lot more than girls, I felt you were making a generalization about boys. There are some boys that don’t play video games at all during a week. I don’t think that was the right thing to say if you don’t have professional evidence. With that out of the way, your article was just splendid to read.
For GotLax18:
What I absolutely adored about your article was that it really sent a shiver up my spine. To think that a certain chemo drug, which is supposed to heal, can cause cancer cells to become even more deadly, is a scary idea. Still, the section about knowing more about the topic is missing, and that, to me, is very disappointing. Still, your article was short and to-the-point, which I really enjoy.
This is for Mr. Asiankid:
I really liked your review. It was written well and now I want to read it. One thing I want to know is how they found out how to track the cancer cell.
This is for eatsleepswim:
I think this seems like a really interesting article. Like you, I think it’s really interesting that out of all the drugs in the world, they choose this. Can you post the website that this article is on?
This is for input:
I really like how your review was straight and to the point. One question I have is, what in dolphins have the off-switch (probably the cell, because that’s what the articles are about)?
comments:
teddy bear...
I really loved your report! One thing I would add to your report is the link to the article so if people are more fascinated they could go to the website and read the article themselves. Good Job!
Sciencediva...
I thought the report that you did was really nice! I liked the topic you picked. You did a great job explaining the article, I really understood what the article was manly about. Nice Job!
Pengu97...
I thought your report was very well written! Your summary was wonderful and it gave me a really good idea of what your article was about. If i were you i would have the exact same questions. Great article. You did a really Good Job!
report soon to come....=]
for flaming wombat: wow that seems like a really inter intersting article. I agreed with you when you said that cornflakes could be connections to slime mold in some way.
for Amu Spade: I think thats a really interesting topic you picked. I think its funny because for egyptions if you want to be beautiful you cant feel beautiful at the same time.
for Mr. Asiankid: Yikes thats a strange topic you picked yet it seems like it would stil be very interesting. One thing that thought was that like you I found that the intro was very well writen and kind of wanted me to read the article.
I read about an article called From Stem Cell to Any Cell it’s by Emily Sohn and I found it on sciencenewforkids.org
The article talked about stem cells, which are mostly found in embryos-babies in the earliest stages of growth before they are born- and how they can turn into any cell possible. For example they can become a skin cell if someone has a bad burn, the stem cells/skin cells now it can fix it by growing and multiplying as a skin cell!! Which is amazing because it has the potential to cure and help many other diseases with research!
I thought that the article was amazing and the info. was awesome. It was well written and it was incredible to hear what these stem cells can do and how they can help people everywhere. What surprised me is that people don’t like to do this because they would have to use the stem cells in an embryos but the baby would be like 3 months old still in the belly. The only question I have is would this increase the chance of people living longer?
Fredysnichelburger: I had the same questions as you and I thought you did a great job explaining your article.
GotLax18: I thought your article was interesting and surprising, the question you had was interesting and I want to know about that too.
Input: I thought that your article was interesting because I wonder how they figure out that bottlenose dolphins can maybe cure type 2 diabetes but I still think you did a great job explaining your article.
comments
this is for amu spade: I really like your report. It makes me want to read your article. I think it's really cool that ancient Egyptians used cosmetics like we do today. Good job!
this is for flaming wombat: I think your article sounds really cool and I think you're right about people overthinking things. I got a really clear idea of your article from your summary. Good job!
this is for input: I like your response to the article and how you chose an article that was related to one of your earlier posts. I think it's really cool that dolphins can control the amount of insulin in their body. Good job!
Here are my comments on the three people:
Diablo666......
The article you chose sounds soooo interesting! I thought it was so cool how you said that you liked that the article was not only about cells, but other stuff too. I agree, and I feel that sometimes you might even find you are liking the topic cells even better when it is mixed with another topic. After reading your response, I had a question: did the doctors ever get sued for not asking permission to use Henrietta's cells? I know now adays that would be illegal. I can't believe it took 20 years for the Lacks to discover the situation with Henrietta's cells! Great job on your response!
Jimbojones446......
The article you chose sounded so cool, I mean I didn't even know what a stem cell was before I read this! One thing I wish you could have done though was get a little more in details about the cells, and explain because it wasn't that clear. Could you have maybe explained more about the burns? Maybe next time you could set your response into different parts, so it would be easier to read, too. But overall, great job!
eatsleepswim......
Oh my gosh! Your article was sooo interesting! I was actually going to choose it, before I chose the Tetris video game article. You did a great job, but maybe you could have explained what "apnea" means? I thought your questions were great, I mean, why did they choose that one drug out of all the other ones? Aren't they all bad for you? Keep up the great job!
"H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Grown In Dog Cells from Novartis Study"
By 'ahrcanum' ( it only has a username. here the link to the page)http://ahrcanum.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/h1n1-swine-flu-vaccine-grown-in-dog-cells/
This acrticle talked about how scientists 'purify' viruses grown in animals like dogs to created vaccines for human use.
I found this interesting because i think that is kind of unusual to take disease from one thing and turn it into a way to prevent disease for another. its kind of weird that they figured that out.
I liked this article, i think it was well written and interesting. but it was WAY to long. i think after a while it dragged on and became boring twards the end. I liked it and thought it was an interesting think to write about.
My Comments:
Jimbojones446....Wow. thats a really strange concept. its disgusting yet interesting. i like how you wrote it and explained it in your own words.
eatsleepswim.....ummmm..altough your article made me really think about how unintelectual some people are. i think it was really interesting and well worded.
Mr. Asiankid....I like your article. it was really interesting. i just want to know how they tracked the cancer cell. other than that its really good and well written.
ahhhh! my editing is bad. im reposting it
H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Grown In Dog Cells from Novartis Study"
By 'ahrcanum' ( it only has a username. here the link to the page)http://ahrcanum.wordpress.com/2009/10/12/h1n1-swine-flu-vaccine-grown-in-dog-cells/
This article talked about how scientists 'purify' viruses grown in animals like dogs to create vaccines for human use.
I found this interesting because I think that is kind of unusual to take disease from one thing and turn it into a way to prevent disease for another. its kind of weird that they figured that out.
I liked this article, I think it was well written and interesting. but it was WAY to long. I think after a while it dragged on and became boring towards the end. I liked it and thought it was an interesting think to write about.
My Comments:
Jimbojones446....Wow. that’s a really strange concept. its disgusting yet interesting. i like how you wrote it and explained it in your own words.
eatsleepswim.....ummmm.. although your article made me really think about how strange some people are. I think it was really interesting and well worded.
Mr. Asiankid....I like your article. it was really interesting. i just want to know how they tracked the cancer cell. other than that its really good and well written.
My Comments
sorry for them being done so late
Mr.AsianKid
your article was very well wrettin and intresting one question did they track cancer cells.
Kate Perry
your article cought me from the title I found your article very intresting that tetres works your brain.
Pengui97
now I know why I sleep past my alarm clock I learned a lot from your article one quw
estion would I sleep through a fire?
The nerve of one animal
no author given.
1.) My article was mostly about how a cancer that spreads from one animal to another has wiped out about 70 percent of the population of Tasmanian devils. It was also talking about how if this keeps happening Tasmanian devils will go extinct in 30 to 50 years. But there might be a chance of saving this animals, scientists have identified the cancer and can point to where the cancer starts.
2.) a.) I liked this article for one main reason. The main reason i liked it was because, i learned something new about Tasmanian devils (which i never knew excited.)The other part to the main reason i like this article was because it made me happy, because they were finding a way to same these very interesting animals.
b.)What surprised me in the article was that 70% of the species is wiped out, and that it would take a long time (30 to 50 years) for the animals to go totally extinct. What was interesting in the article was that, since 1996, they have been plagued by devil facial tumor disease, or DFTD. This disease causes large tumors to grow on an infected Tasman's devil’s face, especially around the mouth. Eventually, the tumors get so large they interferes with eating, and the animal dies of starvation.
c.) What I would like to know more about in this story is that when did the Tasmanian devils start to loss there population? Another question I had was that on average how long does it take until Tasmanian devils die from starvation?
p.s sorry my report is late last night I was doing it and my power went off so i had to wait until the electricity went back on.
sorry I forgot to post the link for the website.http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20100120/Note3.asp
At a microscopic level, we are all composed of cells. Look at yourself in a mirror -- what you see is about 10 trillion cells divided into about 200 different types. Our muscles are made of muscle cells, our livers of liver cells, and there are even very specialized types of cells that make the enamel for our teeth or the clear lenses in our eyes! i got this info at wikipedia
1.Title: Chameleons
Author: Sharon Katz Cooper
Site: http://magma.nationalgeographic.com/ngexplorer/0210/articles/mainarticle.html
2.This article is about the way that Chameleons can change their color of skin in a matter of seconds. It explains that chameleons have two layers of different color cells that interchange with each other which helps them adapt to their environment.
3.
A. I thought the article was interesting. It was interesting that the chameleons could change
their color so quickly and had so many different color pigments. It was cool to learn that chameleons change their color according to the temperature, light and their mood. I learned that the cells that are in the outer skin are called chromatophors.
B.It was interesting that the chameleon will change to red or yellow when it is angry. I also liked how the cells could shrink or enlarge depending on the message that the brain gets. It was surprising to find out that they have so many different color pigments.
C.What other animals in general have the chromatophor cells?
My Comments:
1. soccerlovr- I thought it was interesting to find out the different cancer cells that spread throughout the Tasmanian Devils. It is cool that scientists can track the cancer and can maybe prevent the extinction of the animal.
2. input- I think it's cool how the dolphins can turn on and off their diabetes and that scientists are taking information from that and trying to find a cure for type 2 diabetes in people.
3. scaramouche9- Again, I think it's kind of cool that their using a virus from another animal to solve a virus in humans.
Sciencediva, this is really a well done report. Two notes -- it is not about cells, nor is it about molecules. It is really about atoms. You don't have to redo it, but I would like you to pay more attention to the instructions.
gigitygigitygigitygo1234, You did a pretty good job with the report, but you did a poor job with spell-checking. Please clean it up and resubmit it. You should do the same with your comments.
mannylautner:) , This article is kind of about cells, but you did not make the connection clear between cancer/tumors and cells. You also need to clean up your spelling. Please fix these things and resubmit it.
fredysnichelburger Your report is pretty good, and it does have to do with cells. However, your spelling is not acceptable. Please fix and resubmit it.
teddy bear , Your report and comments were very good.
GotLax18, Your report was basically fine, but your spelling is unacceptable. Please fix it and resubmit.
Pengu97 Your report is pretty good, but a little short. Please write more in the future.
input, I think your report was interesting, but you either need to explain how the article you picked relates to cells (which is not at all obvious to me) or find another article and resubmit your report.
eatsleepswim, Where did your article come from? You are supposed to give the citation. I also do not see how this article was about cells. Please either explain how it is (it's not, by the way) or find an article that is about cells and resubmit your work.
Katy Perry, Your report is excellent. I think you need to do a better job connecting the article to the assignment, which was supposed to be about cells. Please do so and resubmit your work.
Yolanda figgle, Your report is good. But, as far as I can tell, the article you chose had nothing to do with cells. Either make that connection or find another article and resubmit your work.
curl the sheep, Your report is very well done. One note, the word is spelled "contagious."
Mr. Asiankid, Your report is good. I think you should be finding more challenging articles to read and report on.
Amu Spade. Your report is good, but it has nothing to do with the assignment, which was to find an article about cells. (By the way, it is also not about molecules). Please find one and resubmit your work.
flaming wombat. I am glad you found an article about slime mold, which are amazing. Watch your spelling, the word is spelled "method."
Diablo666 said. Your report is very well done. Thanks for the great work.
Jimbojones446. Your report is good. I would like to have read more from you. In the future, please choose an article that is more challenging for you. Your reflection will be more interesting.
scaramouche9, The assignment is to find an article from a news source. This article is from a blog, and therefore not allowed. Please find an article about cells from one of the news sources I link to on our class blog and resubmit your work.
soccerlovr. You did not include a citation to your article. Where did you find it? Otherwise, your work is good.
oregontrvlr. You chose a really interesting article to report on, and it had to do with cells. Good work.
Missing reports:
Bella Ryans
danchopper gaoga
sports
stitchlover
sportboy
flowers123
lena123
wierdone101
wow! how did i miss that?
Slime mold is master network engineer
By Laura Sanders
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/55512/title/Slime_mold_is_master_network_engineer
This article is about slime mold, a single celled organism which makes small connections between its food sources. A group of scientists took a slime mold and put corn flakes in positions that mimic those of the cities around Tokyo around the slime mold and the molds connections mimicked those of the rail system in Japan.
I liked this article because it shows that people can really over think things but now all anyone has to do is ask a slime mold. What interested me was the fact that the connections between the cornflakes in the slime mold and the cities in Japan were so similar. I would like to know if any cities or countries would use some similar method to make efficient rail systems.
I picked my article because it had to do with boasting brain cells, but i am happy to do my work over again it will be up soon!
"Tumor Tracking Gets Personal"
By Eva Emerson
- I fixed the problems and re-posted this.
This article is about how scientist thought of a new method to improve cancer care.
I like this article because it taught me about how unlike some other types of cancer, the genetic changes are unique to each separate tumor. It taught me that, and more facts about cancer cells, and other things called breast tumor cells. I learned that DNA is common in cancer cells, but cataloging those changes hasn't been that easy. But now, there is a study of Breast tumor cells that show that these rearrangements can be identified.
What interested me about this article was how much work and information was needed to figure all of this out. For example, I read about how the scientists took blood samples, and tried to track the blood levels of two different patients. Which was interesting to me because obviously I don't know how to do that, so it seems very hard!
One question I have about this article is,
What made the scientists figure out this way to improve cancer care? What type of research did they have to look for?
My article is Human gut microbes hold 'second genome'
By Doreen Walton Science reporter, BBC News
Its link is http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8547454.stm
My article is about how the microbes in the human gut are so necessary to life, that they can be called the 'second genome'. It also mentions how hugely complex these one celled organisms are.
This article is the probably the best article about livings that I have read in while. In the past, I have heard about cooperative organisms, such as a colony of microbes in the termite’s intestines, that allows it to digest wood. Turns out we humans have roughly 160 bacterial species living in our gut. These bacteria help us with digestion and are crucial to our health. I also found that when a team analyzed fecal matter from 124 Europeans, the samples had a significant fraction of bacteria which were shared between all the people who took part in the test. A really amazing thing is since they couldn’t get the bacteria to grow in a lab, they created a metagenome, which the article calls “a combined genome of all the bacteria sequenced at once.” So not only did they have to decode the genome of one bacterium, they also had to map the gnomes of the roughly 160 bacteria in the human gut all at once. That is like writing a 5 page essay on every person in California in one night. (Please note, I made this comparison myself so it might be inaccurate. But still, you get the point that it is really hard to do.) Scientists think that these bacteria might “influence Irritable Bowel Disease, sepsis and obesity to autism” also the article says that this is “an amazing feat of data processing."
No questions come to mind about this article.
Input out!
1. Two monkeys see a more colorful world
no author given
http://sciencenewsforkids.com/articles/20090930/Note2.asp
2. This article was about two male spider monkeys named Sam and Dalton that were red-green color blind. Because their eyes lacked protiens that ditected the colors red and green. In this article they talked about how they gave the spider monkeys a gene that gave them the protiens to see red and green. They gave them the gene by injecting a disease in them that had the gene in it.
3.a. I thought the article was a very good article because it had a lot of information yet I could uderstand all of it. Another reason I liked it is because it was about monkeys and I like animals and monkeys. A third thing I liked about it was that its helping someone because sometimes these articles are just about studys and they dont help anything but this one is about helping animals.
b. One thing that I found to be interesting was that to help the spider monkeys they had to inject a disease in them to get the gene so in this case its like getting sick is good not bad and I thought that was kind of funny. Another thing that shocked me was that most male spider monkeys cant see green and red and I never knew that before so I thought that was more interesting. A third thig that I thought was kind of cool was when everyone said it wasn't going to work it did.
c. One question I have is do female spider monkeys have trouble seeing colors too or do the males only have the seeing disabilities. One thing I would like to learn more about is this going to change the world for colorblind people or is this just for spider monkeys.
P.S I am very sorry I didn't get it write the first time hopefully this time its a hundered times better.
same report I corrected the spelling
citation: The Nerve of One Animal
no author given
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20100120/Note3.asp#top
summary:A cancer that scientists think came from one Tasmanian Devil has wiped out 70% of the entire Tasmanian Devil population. Scientists are working on a vaccine to prevent this highly contagious cancer from spreading.
reflection: I really liked the article because of the topic. It was about scientists trying to save a species from a cancer that could wipe them out thirty to fifty years from now. I thought it was really interesting that the cancer spreads in the way it does. The cancer grows in the nervous system of the Tasmanian Devil but is transferred through biting each other on the mouth. Tasmanian Devils may bite each other when they meet. Scientists are not yet sure how the cancer is transferred from the nervous system to the mouth. I would like to learn more about what I read. I think the article did not include enough information about the cancer cell and I would like to know more about that.
1. Two monkeys see a more colorful world
No author given
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20090930/Note2.asp
2. This article was about two male spider monkeys named Sam and Dalton that were red-green colorblind. Because their eyes lack proteins that detect red and green colors/light. In this article they tell you about how they fix the two spider monkeys eyes and make them able to see those two colors. To make the spider monkeys see red and green they have to inject a gene in the, they injected this gene into the spider monkeys by injecting a disease into them that had the gene.
3.a. I really enjoyed reading this article because it was not very complex so I could understand it better and even though there was a lot of information I still could get through it understanding everything. Another thing I really liked was that it was about monkeys and I like animal’s a lot plus I think monkeys are one of the cutest. A third thing I liked was that it was about something that helped someone because I think articles that are just about test and trials that don’t help anyone are pointless but this article is really about helping organisms.
b. One thing I found very interesting was that a virus actually helped the monkeys more than hurt them because finally the virus is not the enemy but it is now the friend that helps get your eye sight back in order. Another thing I thought was very interesting was that when everybody said they weren't going to do it they did it, they beat the odds. A third thing I thought was interesting is that they only mentioned males but not females so I ponder does that mean there’s nothing wrong with the females sight.
c. One thing I have a question about is what I just said before about how they didn't mention the female spider monkeys and only the males. And one thing I would like to know more about is will this help all humans that are color blind too or is this only for spider monkeys.
P.S I am very sorry I didn’t do it right the first time hopefully I did a hundred times better this time.
sorry I posted twice bur=t the secound ones better it has all the spelling corrections and stuff!!!!!!!
Okay, so the article I re-chose is Animal-Human Hybrids Spark Controversy by
Maryann Mott. It's about how scientists are making animal-human hybrids, which are animal and human genes mixed together, creating a "morphed" animal hybrid. (Think of Maximum Ride...)
It was a pretty interesting article. I liked it because it addressed the issue that is that there is no law against doing these things. Personally, I think the idea of making a chimera is cool and all, but I'm wondering what extremes scientists will go to so they get a good finished product... Also, I wonder WHY they wanted to make chimeras anyways. I mean, when they finish making it, they'll either show it off to the world or destroy it. That's just cruel. They even banned making animal-human hybrids in Canada, and some people think the U.S. should do the same. I have a lot of questions, but a major one is "What would happen if you mixed a sea-animal with human DNA?"
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2005/01/0125_050125_chimeras_2.html
1) Title: Splitting water molecules the next "Green" power source?
Author: Brian Handwerk
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/03/070305-split-water.html
2) This article is mostly about scientist around the world. Who are researching about green flues that we can use to power general things. In our every day lives.
3)
a) I thought that this article gave me great data to use in daily life. Really in conclusion this article was helpful to me, by giving me backround information I need in my life as a JR. scientist.
b) The thing that caught my eye the most was the part when they used science power not man power to get fuel that was good for the enviorment. By splitting water molecules with the sunlight’s energy.
c)
What kinds of things will the scientists do to get this green power in motion?
Will you make a product that will make this green power?
Which scientist in the world will make this green power product?
Is there any thing else that can make green energy?
1) Title: Splitting water molecules the next "Green" power source?
Author: Brian Handwerk
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/03/070305-split-water.html
2) This article is mostly about scientist around the world. Who are researching about green flues that we can use to power general things. In our every day lives.
3)
a) I thought that this article gave me great data to use in daily life. Really in conclusion this article was helpful to me, by giving me backround information I need in my life as a JR. scientist.
b) The thing that caught my eye the most was the part when they used science power not man power to get fuel that was good for the enviorment. By splitting water molecules with the sunlight’s energy.
c)
What kinds of things will the scientists do to get this green power in motion?
Will you make a product that will make this green power?
Which scientist in the world will make this green power product?
Is there any thing else that can make green energy?
1) Title: Splitting water molecules the next "Green" power source?
Author: Brian Handwerk
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/03/070305-split-water.html
2) This article is mostly about scientist around the world. Who are researching about green flues that we can use to power general things. In our every day lives.
3)
a) I thought that this article gave me great data to use in daily life. Really in conclusion this article was helpful to me, by giving me backround information I need in my life as a JR. scientist.
b) The thing that caught my eye the most was the part when they used science power not man power to get fuel that was good for the enviorment. By splitting water molecules with the sunlight’s energy.
c)
What kinds of things will the scientists do to get this green power in motion?
Will you make a product that will make this green power?
Which scientist in the world will make this green power product?
Is there any thing else that can make green energy?
1) Title: Splitting water molecules the next "Green" power source?
Author: Brian Handwerk
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/03/070305-split-water.html
2) This article is mostly about scientist around the world. Who are researching about green flues that we can use to power general things. In our every day lives.
3)
a) I thought that this article gave me great data to use in daily life. Really in conclusion this article was helpful to me, by giving me backround information I need in my life as a JR. scientist.
b) The thing that caught my eye the most was the part when they used science power not man power to get fuel that was good for the enviorment. By splitting water molecules with the sunlight’s energy.
c)
What kinds of things will the scientists do to get this green power in motion?
Will you make a product that will make this green power?
Which scientist in the world will make this green power product?
Is there any thing else that can make green energy?
Here are my changes from my blog work written earlier last week. Hope you like it!
Mr. A's suggestion:
"I think you need to do a better job connecting the article to the assignment, which was supposed to be about cells."
My response: The article I chose called "A Brain Boosting Video Game" relates to cells mainly because the point of the article was to address how the brain's gray matter that consists of brain cells and is located at the near top of the head, is effected by video games. Although the article sounded like it focused more on the brain, cells took a huge part in it because the brain is home to many, many neurons and different types of cells that do things like store memory, help you process information, etc. In this article the author used Tetris to show how the cells and gray matter increases in size over a certain time period of playing the electronic game. Those are some of the components to the article that help connect it to the subject cells, making it, in my opinion, a good article to base my blog work on.
Sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/2009o715/feature.asp
Brain Cells take a break
--Stephen Ornes
Scientist Sydney Cash (Massachusetts General hospital and Harvard Medical School Neurologist) and his team study Brain cells while people are asleep by studding neurons and K-complex by using EEG (electroencephalogram)
A K-complex shows up when a sleeping person hears a noise or is touched while they are in a deep sleep a K-complex looks like a squiggle. EEG represents the brains activity by a graph. Neurons conduct electricity, and they need a break too! Their break is when you are distracted while sleeping. Also the scientists studied people with epilepsy who had extra electrodes implanted into there brain during surgery. (epilepsy is a condition that makes you have serious Seizures)
I really didn’t like this article same with many articles I chooses I really got to start liking I found it boring, really I just did not like the article.
Nothing really caught my eye when I saw this article I thought it would be about cells and their roles in dreams not how cells live in your mind while sleeping!
I did not have any questions!
also my last work had to do with how the game built up your brain cells in grey matter when i counted it said the word cells more the 3 time i know that is not a lot but i think the article is about cells but every one has there own mind so here is my new article
<3 <3
Y.F.
http://www.sciencenewsforkids.org/articles/20100120/Note3.asp
The nerve of one animal
author not found
the article I read was about how cancer cells are being found in Tasmanian devils. and animal found mainly in Tasmania, an Australian island.
this article talks about how that in the past few years, 70% of the wild Tasmanian devil population is now gone. scientists are predicting that they may be extinct in the wild in 30-50 years. because of a new disease called 'devil facial tumor disease' (creative I know.)it causes tumors on the face, mostly around the mouth. that will interfere with eating and the animal usually starves to death. the cancer forms deep in cells within the nervous system, and to make matters worse, its highly contagious. .it says that the tumors start in cells called Schwann cells, on the bright side, scientists think that they can created a vaccine that kills the virus. =( this disease is developing in the wild with the Tasmanian devils.
I liked this article, I think it was interesting and not TO long, although it did seem a little bit longer than id expected it to be. my only question is, is it genetic? if so. how long does it take for the animal to show any signs of illness after it is first infected?
I did like this article and I think it was well written. I think it was easy to read and did not drag on as much as other articles seem to sometimes.
My article is about stem cells and how they reproduce they had to take an ALS patient als is a dieses similar to motor neuron disease which is a disease that makes you body curl up were does start in the brain so you have no control of your Brain and you cant move you start to curl up so lets get back on subject after that you do that you take the e skin of the als patient and with good donor which mean tion of cells after that the ips is forced into the cell and it creates a stem cell.
What i like about this article was that i learned a lot of new disease i didn't even know about and new word like coaxed and alot of stuff it was very interesting i never knew
the only thing i wanted to find out it how can a disease cause a stem cell wouldn't it affect the cell in a bad way
http://www.boston.com/news/education/higher/articles/2008/08/01/scientists_report_a_breakthrough_in_stem_cell_production/
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