Essays on Biology

It is effortless to say that animal testing is unnecessary and unethical when you live a happy and healthy life. However, what about those people who suffer from deadly diseases? What about those people who are dreaming that their kids one day will go to …

iNOS and arginase expressing macrophages in COPD, nitrotyrosine (product of peroxynitrite) levels have been shown to be increased in sputum macrophages of COPD patients, which are negatively correlated with their lung function. Hence, the proportion of iNOS expressing M1 macrophages and arginase expressing M2 macrophages …

How has the Mass Fishing effected the natural resources and environment of the earth? With the depletion of fisheries and coastal environments around the world there is a corresponding reaction for a booming fishing industry that has benefitted significantly off the demand for more and …

Malaria has been known to be the most devastating infectious parasitic disease known to human kind for centuries. An estimate of 438,000 malaria deaths have been reported around the world in 2015 and approximately 69% (306,000) were children less than 5 years of age. Of all …

In accordance with the Necessity, there is an increase in demand for medical images for diagnosis application, the use of proper enhancement methods are inevitable. Medical imaging should be a challenging screening method for which effective, robust and cost-effective approaches are still to be developed. …

The Daintree Rainforest is located in the tropics, the tropics is found surrounding the equator, between the tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. There is a reasonable amount of rainfall in the area to sustain the rainforest and the area also receives more sunlight, since it …

The bubonic plague is one among 3 plagues caused by the bacterium known as Yersinia pestis. Y. pestis is listed as a category A bioterrorism agent, historically being used to infect vast numbers of individuals in Japan and China in the late 19th century-early 20th …

The bubonic plague is one version of a fatal flea-borne illness plague, which is caused by the bacteria called Yersinia pestis that ravaged the human populations in the fourteenth century. The bubonic plague is mainly transferred through fleas that originated from dark rats from the …

What is Tay-Sachs Disease? Tay-Sachs disease is an autosomal recessive fatal genetic disorder that destroys nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord progressively Which is also known as GM2 gangliosides or hexosaminidase-A (Hex-A) disorder. According to literature the absence of Hex-A, a fatty substance, …

Allergic diseases have been identified to have a genetic link known as atopic where children born into these families will develop an allergic disease. An allergy occurs when the immune system mistakenly perceives that a substance is harmful to the body (Jackson, Marks, May, & …

Darwin’s Theory has stood many tests of time and are used today as the basic for several health and medical explanations. Charles Darwin was a British scientist of the 19th century who first theorize that all species evolved from others. Therefore, he describes evolution using …

It becomes naturalist Charles Darwin in 1872, who proposed that emotions developed due to the fact they had been adaptive and allowed human beings and animals to live on and reproduce. Feelings of love and affection lead people to be seeking associates and reproduce. Emotions …

Lung cancer is a disease that causes uncontrollable growth of abnormal cells. It begins in the respiratory area of the body that take over healthy human cells, tissues and organs which ultimately result in death (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2020). Medical advancements …

Lung cancer is the third most common cancer in the UK, accounting for about one out of five malignancies in men and one out of nine in women. However worldwide Lung cancer is the most common cancer in men. There are many factors that can …

Lung cancer is a cancer that starts from the lung. There are three different types of lung cancer. Such as- non-small cell lung cancer, small cell lung cancer and lung carcinoid tumor. Compare to other cancer, lung cancer, it’s difficult to detect lung cancer in …

Zoo is a facility where animals, birds, reptiles and other species are kept in confinement and are provided proper nourishment and medical facilities. The enclosures, in which the animals are kept, are secured as per the government’s guidelines and are also displayed to the public. …

The term “Gardening” is used for the practice of growing plants in an area especially assigned only for such activities. The area where gardening is done is called the “Garden”. Many houses today, have their own gardens; though, big or small, depending on the available …

We all understand the term man (Plural – Men). It is a familiar term which is commonly used. But do we really know how man or the human species came into being and how it evolved over the time? Man as we see today is …

The biological wealth of the earth is the result of biodiversity development of about 400 million years. The continued loss of this biological wealth poses a grave threat to the survival of man. Biodiversity degradation is a matter of concern in the countries of the …

Anorexia is an eating disorder described as having very low body weight, this happens because people with this disease are in constant fright of gaining weight. Having this disorder makes patients endlessly find ways to lose weight and lose calories, such as vomiting the food …

In the last few years, a rapid change in the climate has been observed. Weather has its own specialty, but now its manner is changing. This is happening all over the world. Scientists believe that the gases we are omitting in the atmosphere through industry …

Horse Racing, the act of racing horses to win money, has been a controversial topic since the sport began in 1665 in Long Island NY.  Horse racing is a form of entertainment for people all over the globe in countries such as the United States …

The recent Living Planet Index report authored by the World Wildlife Fund and the London Zoological Society paints a disturbing picture: globally, on average, vertebrate species populations have declined 52% since 1970. Over-exploitation, habitat destruction and alteration, global climate change, and other pressures have created conditions that …

Plants and animals are a great design by the environment. Unfortunately, they face a high risk of extinction throughout the world. There are more than 30000 of species are currently in danger of becoming extinct because of human misbehavior. Lank clearing for development, hunting for …

Gene is a basic physical and functional unit of heredity and is made up of DNA. It occupies a fixed position on a chromosomes, which are the sets of genes in the body. They determine how a body forms and functions during pregnancy and after …

First I am writing about Down syndrome down condition could likewise be a hereditary issue caused when unusual cell division brings about a further full or fractional duplicate of chromosome 21. This extra hereditary material causes the formative changes and physical highlights of mongolism down …

Animal rights refers to a state in which some or all, non-human animals are eligible to possess the right to life, and that certain basic necessities of life, like being free from suffering should be given to animals, as they are to human beings (Taylor, …

Animal Ethics examines both human-animal relationships, and how animals should be treated. Veterinarians play a big role in treating and taking care of animals. Veterinarians purpose is to work hard and prevent animals from suffering and abuse. Many have question why should animals have rights. …

Animal rights, a controversial topic that has been present since 1975, continues to be present today in forms of entertainment. Circuses for example have been known for the constant mistreatment and abuse of their animals. With most animals being housed in inadequate living spaces, or …

Animal abuse is a matter that comes in several ways. Not many people are informed of the different types of animal abuse, it’s much more than just hitting an animal. There is fur farming, dog fighting, neglect, animal experimentation, poaching. Just like humans, animals suffer …