INHIBITION OF P-21 RAS TRANSLOCATION OF HT-29 CELL LINE BY FRESH GARLIC (ALLIUM SATIVUM)

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Jordan D. Smith and Dr. Byron K. Murray, Microbiology How does fresh garlic oil affect human colon cancer cells? HT-29 is a cell line of human colon cancer originally extracted from a primary tumor in 1964. 3-hydroxy-3- methylglutaryi-CoA reductase (HGMR) is an enzyme responsible for attaching a lipid group to the 21 kilodalton (kD) Ras […]

SUMMARY OF CREATIVE RESEARCH GRANT RESULTS

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Robert J. Schoonmaker and Dr. Ronald W. Walker, History Ronald W. Walker and James B. Allen of the BYU History Department and David J. Whittaker of the Library Archives are currently collaborating on a project to compile for publication a comprehensive bibliography of secondary sources, published previous to 1996, dealing with Mormon History. This grant […]

THE U.S. COUNTER-TERRORISM POLICY DILEMMA

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Tuan N. Samahon and Dr. Jeffrey F. Ringer, Political Science Contrary political crosscurrents beset the conduct of U.S. counter-terrorism policy. While Washington actively supports numerous friendly governments and their various peace initiatives, constitutional permissiveness and ineffective legislation enable American nationals to subsidize terrorism against these very same governments and initiatives. The U.S. counter-terrorism policy dilemma, […]

SUMMARY OF A TECHNOLOGICAL ANALYSIS: A COYOTLATELCO PHASE LITHIC WORKSHOP AT THE HACIENDA METAPEC APARTMENT COMPLEX, TEOTIHUACAN

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Shelby H. Saberon and Dr. John E. Clark, Anthropology The outcome of being accepted for this grant, and the ensuing study that resulted, has become the beginning of a massive research project which merits great interest not only to the author, but to the field of MesoAmerican archaeology in general. In addition, my research from […]

A CHARACTERIZATION OF FORCE PATTERNS AND POWER FLOW IN THE GOLF SWING USING A THREE DIMENSIONAL MODEL

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Shad Roundy and Dr. Craig Smith, Mechanical Engineering Of the many specific studies published on the golf swing, few if any give a holistic mechanical understanding of the swing. The purpose of this study was to develop a holistic three dimensional model and characterize the force and power patterns in an elite golfer. Because of […]

MILTON’S PROSE: WHY DID HE DO IT?

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Shawn D. Rossiter and Dr. O. Glade Hunsaker, English My project came about as a result of a computer database of Yale’s edition of Milton’s Prose being constructed by the Brigham Young University English Department. The completion of the database has been delayed, however, and consequently I was compelled to shift the object and approach […]

ASSAY FOR PROTECTIVE MALARIA ANTIBODY

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Rachel L. Robison and Dr. James B. Jensen, Microbiology Investigations have determined that people living in areas where malaria is widespread have developed an acquired immune response that resists the malaria parasite. Normally, the malaria parasite enters the cell and takes over certain cellular functions. This cellular invasion provides nutrients to the parasite which perpetuates […]

PHILO’S TRANSFORMATION OF JEWISH PIETY: HIS INFLUENCE ON THE SCRIPTURAL INTERPRETATIVE TRADITION

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John Rather and Dr. James Siebach, Philosophy Philo Judaeus was a deeply philosophic exegete of Hebrew scripture whose commitment to Greek philosophy led him to re-interpret the nature of the study of scripture. His reinterpretation is a form of philosophical reflection on the nature of reality within the context of the exegesis of scriptural texts. […]