Steven D. Christenson and Drs. Gary M. Booth and Steven G. Wood Vai Haka is the Tongan name given to a medicinal extract prepared and prescribed by indigenous healers on the island kingdom of Tonga. Used as a treatment for morning sickness (hyper-emesis), the mixture is prepared by boiling the barks of four different rainforest […]
The Effect of Interval Length on Lactate Production
Eric B. Taylor This study is still in the process of completion. The following gives an overview of the study and its purpose. Permission has been received from the coaching staff of the Brigham Young University men=s cross country team to use its athletes as subjects given their consent. It is expected that the study […]
DotPopulation Genetic Analysis of Puma concolor Using Microsatellites
Eric Swenson and Dr. Keith A. Crandall, Zoology The mountain lion, Puma concolor, is the last widespread species of top predator remaining in the United States (2). Despite this, P. concolor is the subject of annual hunts, except in Florida and South Dakota, where they are threatened, and California (4). The impact of hunting on […]
WATER PARTITIONING IN BARLEY (HORDEUM VULGARE) SEEDS
Dedra A. Christensen and Dr. Phil S. Allen, Botany and Range Sciences After seed imbibition, water travels preferentially to those tissues most actively involved in germination. The majority of water travels to the embryo of the seed, which includes both the radical (primary root), and shoot meristem (rapidly dividing tissue that develops into the shoot […]
Comparison of Prostate Cancer Mortality in LDS and Non-LDS Men in Utah for 1985-1998
Jared Sturgeon and Dr. Ray Merrill, Health Science Despite the generally lower burden of cancer experienced among LDS than non-LDS residents, prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates tend to be higher in Utah than the rest of the country.1 Reasons for this difference are unknown but may be related to differences in diet, screening, and/or […]
The Main Electron Source for Electron Transport in Malaria Parasite Plasmodium falciparum
Amy Sorensen and Dr. James B. Jensen, Microbiology The protozoa, Plasmodium falciparum, causes malaria, a disease that rivals tuberculosis in being the world’s largest killer. In order to combat malaria, new methods of chemotherapy, as well as better control of its causative agent are necessary. Knowing the main source from which P. falciparum gains its […]
TECHNIQUES AND ANALYSIS OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA OF LOCAL POPULATIONS OF COTTUSBAIRDI
Amara Earley Bray and Dr. Dennis K. Shiozawa, Zoology Recent studies of native trout in Utah have found that populations in separate stream drainages tend to have unique mitochondrial DNA lineages. The association of lineage with drainage implies that the trout tend to remain within their own streams and do not readily migrate to adjacent […]
Engineering, Production and Optimization of a Bench Scale TCE Bioreactor
David Schlesinger and Dr. Alan R. Harker, Microbiology Trichloroethylene (better known as TCE) has been used for decades as a solvent for fats, waxes, oils, paints, varnishes, and rubber. This characteristic of TCE has made it useful in industry for cleaning and degreasing; hence, its wide use at airports, and military installations. Along with these […]
Histological and Ultrastructural Evidence of Osteoarthritis in Mice Carrying a Semi-Dominant Mutation of Col2A1
Victoria Ryder and Dr. Robert Seegmiller, Zoology Mice heterozygous for the semi-dominant mutation disproportionate micromelia (Dmm) express mild chondrodysplasia by three weeks postnatally. This phenotype is attributed to a deletion of three contiguous nucleotides within the Col2A1 gene on mouse chromosome 15. The phenotype of Dmm/+ mice resembles that of human Stickler syndrome, which can […]
Isolation of an Escherichia coli High-Adherence Plasmid for Use in a Bacterial Interfering Agent
Christopher M. Runyan and Dr. Ronald Leavitt, Microbiology Introduction Colibacillosis is a disease found in poultry that results in various levels of morbidity and mortality. It is primarily caused by pathogenic strains of E. coli that inhabit the poults’ intestinal tracts. Antibiotics have frequently been used to protect the turkeys but with less and less […]
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