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scenario. Some parts of the vaccine development, however, seemed to hold a more tenuous relation with the real world. First, the MEV-1 vaccine took only about 29 days to finish in the movie, while in reality, the WHO (2009) says that the seasonal flu vaccine takes about five to six months to create. Although some may argue that such a serious pandemic would garner numerous resources, expediting the process, it would likely take longer than a month to form a valid vaccine for a virus as tough to

As a scientist opens the rusty cage door, the fuzzy hamster bolts to the very edge so that the scientist would have trouble getting the mouse out. The hamster squeals, cries, and shivers, as the huge hand wraps around its body pulling the hamster out of the cage. As soon as the hand releases the hamster, the scientist injects numerous amounts of chemicals into it. The chemicals are so toxic that the mouse lost its life instantly. Even though many researchers chose to use animal testing, that is one

of the knowledge in science are more apparent that the development of knowledge in history. While technological and biological advancements are evident in our modern world observations, human advancements are more difficult to measure as how much change is required

Could you imagine that an apocalyptic era is near for us? If it is true and it will come tomorrow, what will you do? Some people will maybe prepare for emergencies by stocking up heavily with food, or the other people will be devastated. If so, how close do we expect the end of the world? We can find so many films and novels that have apocalyptic topics recently, and we enjoy them. But those cultural trends can be possibly severe warning for our complacency. The one of apocalyptic works is “The Dog

became extinct for a reason. If it was poaching, these animals could be poached to extinction again. This argument that was more persuasive and better-supported by facts because it is dangerous and can greatly harm humanity. The potential harm to the human race can be seen in the passage as, " [A] lethal organism has been brought back—the

It is human nature to ask the “why” question. As soon as humans are able to speak for the most part, the first question we all start asking is “why.” “Why” is the sky blue, “Why” does the sun rise in the east and set in the west. “Why” is the number one question for the study of knowledge and how it can be acquired. In order to have “knowledge” you must understand how you to achieve that knowledge through truth, belief and justification. The next couple of questions that are asked are usually “what

Humans a marvelous specie, capable of transforming their environment to suit them; turning deserts to urban paradise, vast empty plots into homesteads, our building reach the skies, roads connect us, hunger is a thing of the past. Nevertheless, what if a deadly virus happens to afflict the United States, what if the virus turned humans into undead hungry abominations? For instance, the first problem as with any disease is the velocity at which it spreads; unlike the flu virus that silently infects

taxonomy on p. 33 suggest about the place of humans in the animal world? Taxonomy is a branch of science concerned with the classification of organisms. Humans would be put into the Family/Subfamily category because we share similar body types/structures with hominids like chimps, bonbons, and gorillas but each species has evolved in different ways due to each one's circumstance. The concept of taxonomy can also be explained with diseases like swine flu and HIV they share a similar mock-up with other

Animal testing is where humans test medicines and makeup on animals. The good side too it is a lot of life saving medical discoveries. The bad side is a lot of the animals are mistreated. A good side of “animal testing is animal cures are able to be found.” “pros and cons” Cancer survival rates have gone up with animal testing. “forty reasons why” “The Polio vaccine tested on animals, reduced the global occurrence from 350,000 cases in 1988 to 233 cases in 2012.” “should animals be used” Another

“Somewhere in the world, the wrong pig met the wrong bat.” Steven Soderbergh’s Contagion, which was released in 2011, accurately depicts how a deadly virus could nearly wipe out humanity. The film begins with Beth Emhoff returning home from a business trip. While away, she has contracted a deadly virus. Before dying, she infects her son. While her husband, Mitch, seems immune, their daughter Jory could still be susceptible to the virus. Cases in Hong Kong start popping up making the CDC and WHO