Romanov Assignment Part 3

References: https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/biochemistry-genetics-and-molecular-biology/hypervariable-region

Writing Assignment #5

In an article called “Scientists parse another clue to possible origins of Covid-19 as WHO says all possibilities ‘remain on the table’” written by Brenda Goodman, and published to CNN, it speaks about new information surfacing regarding COVID-19. This article was also written recently: March 17, 2023. The article states that, “A new analysis of…

Writing Assignment #4

A genetic study was carried out on arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi or “AMF” to test the relative genetic diversity in a certain population. This kind of fungi is very important ecologically but has been studied very minimally in genetics because it reproduces by cloning itself. This leads many people to think that it would have relatively…

Romanov Assignment Part 1

1. The Romanovs were the last Russian monarchy to rule after being killed in 1917.2. “MikhailÍs son Alexis, “the Quiet One”, ascended to the throne after his fatherÍs death, and son followed father generation after generation until Peter the Great took the title of emperor and declared that his wife Catherine would succeed him.” (Pbs,…

Writing Assignment #3

Article Name: High Genetic Variability and Low Local Diversity in a Population of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi URL: https://www-jstor-org.proxy.lib.odu.edu/stable/3371298?sid=primo&seq=1 Citation: Koch, A.M, et al. “High Genetic Variability and Low Local Diversity in a Population of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences – PNAS, vol. 101, no. 8, 2369–2374, (2004). https://wwwjstororg.proxy.lib.odu.edu/stable/3371298?sid= primo&seq=1

Writing Assignment #2

In the science world, research is very important for learning new information and gaining new skills in the field you’re working in. Researchers and scientists need ways to publish their research and to get the word out about the work that they’ve done, so they turn to papers and journals to get their work out…

Writing Assignment #1

You always hear people say things like: “ever since I was a little girl, I’ve wanted to be a doctor or a surfer or a model”. For me, it’s more like “ever since last summer I knew I wanted to be a botanist.” I used to be a lot like those people that thought they…