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Comparative studies of diverged members of the phosphotriesterase family
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Some genes direct the synthesis of specific proteins called enzymes that catalyze specific types of chemical reactions. The class of enzyme of interest in this research, the hydrolases, catalyzes the conversion of functional ...
Constructing a spectral photometer for the study of light pollution
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
In this paper, I describe a method and apparatus for carrying out a systematic spectroscopic mapping I([lambda], z, [Phi]) of the night sky, as proposed by Stefano Rosoni. Once completed, this method should prove to be ...
Does the lack of trade matter?: the endowment effect and the Coase Theorem
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
This paper studies the implications of the endowment effect on the Coase Theorem. The endowment effect places a sharp bend or kink in the traditional indifference curve. Applying this result to the traditional two-party ...
The mirror effect: Virginia Woolf's war writings
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Born in England in 1882, in the course of her lifetime Virginia Woolf witnessed the end of the Victorian Age and the rise of the Modem Period. She observed firsthand the horrors of World War I and the birth and expansion ...
The new voice of antisemitism: recent Holocaust negationist literature in America
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
This honors thesis argues that the literature of Holocaust negationism is a repackaging of classical antisemitism. The propositional content of negationist discourse is less significant, I argue, than its rhetoric. And its ...
The life, death, and afterlife of the "terminator gene": the intersection of biotechnology, globalization, and politcs in India
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
In March 1998, the United States government granted a patent for a new technology that allowed for the production of seeds that would grow for only one generation. The intent of the patent was to protect intellectual ...
The localization of instrumental learning within the spinal cord
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Spinal neurons of surgically transected rats can support a simple form of instrumental learning. Rats learn to maintain leg flexion as a response to shock. The present experiments localized the region of the spinal cord ...
Identification of telomerase in dog
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
In recent years, the enzyme telomerase has been found to be very active in human cancer cells but not in normal cells in the body. This discovery is predictable, as telomerase is responsible for maintenance of the telomeres ...
The stem cell press: a history of stem cells in news media and the creation of the American stem cell debate
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
In February 2004, Korean scientists made the startling announcement that they had cloned an embryo and collected embryonic stem (ES) cells. Consequently, American scientists have clamored for increased funding from the ...
The role of women in the fight for Egyptian independence
(Texas A&M University, 2013-02-22)
Egypt achieved independence from Britain as a result of the Egyptian Revolution (1919-1923). During this revolution, the Egyptian nationalist movement was formally established by the Wafd party, a congress type of political ...