BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
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In 2005, researcher Woo-suk Hwang reported that he had made immortal stem cells from human patients. His research was hailed as a breakthrough for people affected by degenerative diseases, because stem cells may be used to repair a person's own damaged tissues. Hwang published his results in a peer-reviewed journal. In 2006, the journal retracted his paper after other scientists discovered that Hwang's group had faked their data. Does the incident show that results of scientific studies cannot be trusted? Or does it confirm the usefulness of a scientific approach, because other scientists discovered and exposed the fraud?
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BIOLOGY:CONCEPTS+APPL.(LOOSELEAF)
Ch. 1 - Prob. 1SACh. 1 - Prob. 2SACh. 1 - Prob. 3SACh. 1 - By sensing and responding to change, organisms...Ch. 1 - DNA____________. a. guides form and function c. is...Ch. 1 - Bacteria, Archaea and Eukarya are three...Ch. 1 - A process by which an organism produces offspring...Ch. 1 - ____________ is the transmission of DNA to...Ch. 1 - A butterfly is a n _________ choose all that...Ch. 1 - A bacterium is __________ choose all that apply....
Ch. 1 - A control group is __________. a. a set of...Ch. 1 - Fifteen randomly selected students are found to be...Ch. 1 - Prob. 13SACh. 1 - Which of the following statements can be...Ch. 1 - Match the terms with the most suitable...Ch. 1 - A person is declared dead upon the irreversible...Ch. 1 - Prob. 2CTCh. 1 - Why would you think twice about ordering from a...Ch. 1 - Once there was a highly intelligent turkey that...Ch. 1 - In 2005, researcher Woo-suk Hwang reported that he...
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