I am writing this letter to strongly recommend MSc Gaspar Bruner M. for the Genetic Graduate Program at the University of Cambridge. Mr. Bruner worked as a research assistant in my laboratory for three years, where he worked with the fungus-growing ant symbiosis. During those years Gaspar was in charged of the lab functions, a collaborator and a mentor for national and international members of the lab. During that time period, he showed an incredible interest for ants’ behavior, molecular biology, symbiosis, population genetics, and experimental design. Since he started working with me, he demonstrated a high level of independence and complete development of the assigned tasks. Indeed, after a short time he demonstrated the ability to bring his own ideas and propose experiments.
Gaspar fieldwork skills were very impressive. He was able to find and collect the ant colonies that I required within a few days—this is a task that requires a great sense of commitment and a high level of understanding of how the species interact with their environment. Additionally, his ant identification skills also made him a great asset for my lab and collaborators since he was the appointed
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Cameron Currie. Gaspar’s research project is important for improving our understanding of how microbes play a role as biopharmacological reservoirs of chemical compounds on insects’ exoskeleton. Currently, Gaspar is determined to face higher challenges applying to the University of Cambridge to continue his development as a scientist and as professional joining the laboratory of Dr. Jiggings. Gaspar is good working in groups, and develops a great empathy with the people around him, inspiring the admiration and respect of everyone because of his good work ethic and scientific
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However, evidence such as fossils is more than enough to lend support and disprove any other theory to the development of species. Examples used by Root-Bernstein and McEachron also provide strong support to evolution. The authors detail how natural selection works in both insects and germs to create organisms better adapted to methods of control. Disease used to run rampant, until the creation of vaccines which led to many diseases becoming extinct. Root-Bernstein and McEachron note that the diseases that have survived to this day have been constantly mutating and evolving to become more resistant to any attempts at suppression. The same can be said for insects that have been consistently exposed to pesticides. The ones that survived the pesticides were able to reproduce and pass along a resistance to their offspring which in turn makes the species more resilient and better suited to their
My brother is also a great biologist whom without his help the book would never have been completed.
The succeeding two chapters discuss how nature has its own checks and balances. Whenever humans interact with chemicals they offset the natural environment. When this happens the weaker insects die off and the theory of survival of the fittest takes place with the stronger more resistant insects. Thus the final chapter offers several different biological solutions instead of chemical sprays. Carson sympathizes with the reader to become more aware and use these alternative biological solutions.
As I thought of this article, many of the issues I have faced as a single Hmong woman in her mid-twenties came to mind. Should I discuss the functional reasons why marriage is so important in the Hmong culture, especially for women? Or do I talk about the lack of eligible, older Hmong men? Better yet, should I complain about the attempts by my relatives to find me a good husband as if it were an unfortunate circumstance that I was single instead of a conscious choice? Thinking it over, though, I decided that all those questions boiled down to one fundamental truth – the Hmong community is still trying to learn how to treat the increasing number of Hmong women who, like me, are making the choice to stay single in their mid-twenties.
Chapter 11 was the fascinating. Linking insect’s natural habitats as they relate to humans or human remains was enlightening. Correlating insects and their attraction to the stages of human decomposition was particularly interesting. As the body breaks down the presence of microorganisms such as bacteria and fungi followed by a series of arthropods (Houck & Siegel, 2010). Insects influence human decomposition, and through each of the five stages of decomposition, invite different insects. Entomologist is able to
Too many bright students merge into higher educations, astonished by the “bad grades” they receive. It’s also not until their first couple of bad grades that they realize that the cause is very much likely to be embedded in their dialect of writings. Similar to Richard Rodriguez ideas, David Foster Wallace provided a significant discussion about Standard written English as well as the teaching of various English varieties. In ‘Authority and American Usage’, Wallace managed to explore most of the different dialects in English. This is similar to Rodriguez’ ‘Hunger of Memory’ where his stance against Bilingualism is as consistent as his favor for the necessity of assimilation (Lawtoo 221). In this paper, an identification of public dialects
“So many people walk around with a meaningless life. They seem half-asleep, even when they're busy doing things they think are important. This is because they're chasing the wrong things. The way you get meaning into your life is to devote yourself to loving others, devote yourself to your community around you, and devote yourself to creating something that gives you purpose and meaning.” This aphorism was said by the enlightened Morrie Schwartz. I agree wholeheartedly with this and it is one of the teeming reasons that I, Haya Harb, have aspirations to one day be a Doctor.
On a whole many different species have contributed to helping humans identify different ways to remain healthy. Veterinarian, Sabrina Krief, has proven this when studying Chimpanzees in Uganda. She found that Chimpanzees have learned to consume different plants in the right dosage to take care of different health issues such as malaria, parasites and digestive problems. Nature and species have contributed components such as venom in order to create medication to treat health disorder. Scorpion venom plays an important part in brain tumor research. A species of African frog, Xenopus laevis, produces a molecule that helps prevent infections from body lesions. A poisonous lizard, Gila Monster, might have a substance in its venom that contrib...
* More insects and bacteria are becoming immune to the pesticides and vaccinations used against them. (8)
The development of niche construction as an evolutionary process, was studied over an extended period of time, as it includes the construction of everything that a living organism does from conception to death. However, the theory of niche construction, over time, has developed the idea that it “can change the direction, rate, and dynamics of the evolutionary process. Niche construction is a potent evolutionary agent because it introduces feedback into the evolutionary dynamic” (Niche Construction, 2). To put this theory into context, take for example leaf-cutter ants from Odling-Smee, Laland, and Feldman’s reading regarding niche construction. Here they present a case where leaf-cutter ants construct their nests in areas of high fungi growth potential, to supply an abundant amount of food for their population.
After convincing the reader that they can understand and appreciate science, Professor Dethier begins to inform the reader about the fly. He begins by defending the fly. Most everyone has a mutual understanding that flies are pests and are often considered to be disease infested. Most people don’t even want to be in the presence of a fly. Moreover, flies aren’t exactly the type of animal you would care to learn about, so the Professor convinces you of the importance of research on even the simplest or seemingly unimportant animals.
The various industrial exposers prompted me to obtain higher degree (MS and Ph.D) and to explore the untapped fields in biotechnology which may prove beneficial to the industry and ultimately to human kinds at large. Hopefully, I find your kind consideration to fulfill my desires to grow in the research field that would help me in working on the field of my interest.
One of the first reason why insects are so successful because they possess a tough exoskeleton that is covered with a waxy water repellant layer. The exoskeleton of insects also has helped them survive. An insect's external skeleton, or exoskeleton, is made of semi-rigid plates and tubes. In insects, these plates are made of a plastic like material called chitin along with a tough protein. A waterproof wax covers the plates and prevents the insect's internal tissues from drying out. Insect exoskeletons are highly effective as a body framework, but they have two drawbacks: they cannot grow once they have formed, and like a suit of armor, they become too heavy to move when they reach a certain size. Insects overcome the first problem by periodically molting their exoskeleton and growing a larger one in its place. Insects have not evolved ways to solve the problem of increasing weight, and this is one of the reasons why insects are relatively small. But compared to animals the Exoskeletons d...