Evo-Devo
Evo-Devo is a biology that compares the developmental processes of different organisms to see the ancestral relationship between them and see how this development evolved. So it starts back at the origin of the ancestor and then sees the process of development the organism goes through. I think think this is cool to look at to see how and why organisms develop into different things. There are many factors that go into an the development of an organism. I think one of the main things that causes change in development is ones environment.
How does Darwinism matter to me?
Charles Darwin developed the biological theory of natural selection. Natural selection is a theory where all small species of organisms develop through the natural selection of small, inherited traits that increase the individuals ability to compete, survive and reproduce. I do not know how this really matters to me but I think Darwin makes a very good case. It is survival of the fittest. The individuals that inherit the traits that help them survive longer will outlive the individuals that inherit weaker traits. Thus, this species will survive longer and these stronger traits will continue to reproduce.
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Saturday, May 24, 2014
Biology Week 1
My Bio
My name is Claire Soper. I was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. I came to California to attend Saint Mary's College where I played on the tennis team and graduated with a bachelor in Kinesiology. After graduating I took a job at a near Country Club coaching tennis and running the junior program. I was unhappy with this job and felt like I had a bigger calling. Looking into other careers I found TCM. I had been receiving TCM treatment for years but had not known it was Chinese Medicine. I was receiving a type of acupressure treatment that had helped me a lot. He has cured me from so many different things! I want to do something that I have personal experience that I know works and I know this works. I am very excited about this new life experience I have just started!
My name is Claire Soper. I was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. I came to California to attend Saint Mary's College where I played on the tennis team and graduated with a bachelor in Kinesiology. After graduating I took a job at a near Country Club coaching tennis and running the junior program. I was unhappy with this job and felt like I had a bigger calling. Looking into other careers I found TCM. I had been receiving TCM treatment for years but had not known it was Chinese Medicine. I was receiving a type of acupressure treatment that had helped me a lot. He has cured me from so many different things! I want to do something that I have personal experience that I know works and I know this works. I am very excited about this new life experience I have just started!
Eye Implants
I found the
article on eye implants to be very exciting. Giving someone blind their sight
back or sight for the first time is amazing and something I did not know if it
would ever be accomplished. I think this is so great! I wish that scientists
would spend more time on projects like this. This is something that really
matters. I think that so much efforts is used on things that do not really
matter or make a difference, like studying animal intelligence and comparing them
to humans. I hope that these eye implants continue to get improved!!
Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Biology Week 1
My Bio
My name is Claire Soper. I was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. I came to California to attend Saint Mary's College where I played on the tennis team and graduated with a bachelor in Kinesiology. After graduating I took a job at a near Country Club coaching tennis and running the junior program. I was unhappy with this job and felt like I had a bigger calling. Looking into other careers I found TCM. I had been receiving TCM treatment for years but had not known it was Chinese Medicine. I was receiving a type of acupressure treatment that had helped me a lot. He has cured me from so many different things! I want to do something that I have personal experience that I know works and I know this works. I am very excited about this new life experience I have just started!
My name is Claire Soper. I was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona. I came to California to attend Saint Mary's College where I played on the tennis team and graduated with a bachelor in Kinesiology. After graduating I took a job at a near Country Club coaching tennis and running the junior program. I was unhappy with this job and felt like I had a bigger calling. Looking into other careers I found TCM. I had been receiving TCM treatment for years but had not known it was Chinese Medicine. I was receiving a type of acupressure treatment that had helped me a lot. He has cured me from so many different things! I want to do something that I have personal experience that I know works and I know this works. I am very excited about this new life experience I have just started!
Eye Implants
I found the
article on eye implants to be very exciting. Giving someone blind their sight
back or sight for the first time is amazing and something I did not know if it
would ever be accomplished. I think this is so great! I wish that scientists
would spend more time on projects like this. This is something that really
matters. I think that so much efforts is used on things that do not really
matter or make a difference, like studying animal intelligence and comparing
them to humans. I hope that these eye implants continue to get improved!!
Sunday, April 20, 2014
Final Week
Evening Discussion
I liked the article on cuddling. I have to agree with it. Having people in my life that I care about and vice versa is probably the most important thing to me. It is what makes my life so rich! When I feel bad having other people to go to is what always helps me through it. And yes cuddling makes you feel better to. There is something about it. The warmth, the love, the trust. It makes you feel warmer and happy inside.
"Debunking Captivity"
This was an extremely sad article to me. I believe that dolphins need to be out in the wild in their natural environment. It must be so depressing to them to have such a small area to swim in and live in. The reason for keeping these dolphins given most was for research. I do not see how this research could be very valid though. The best research would be to see the dolphin in their natural environment with other dolphins. To see how they interact with other dolphins, how to they get food, how do they protect themselves. These type of things cannot be seen holding them captive in such a small space. Also saying that it is educational for people to come and see is bogus. People go to see for a show.
I liked the article on cuddling. I have to agree with it. Having people in my life that I care about and vice versa is probably the most important thing to me. It is what makes my life so rich! When I feel bad having other people to go to is what always helps me through it. And yes cuddling makes you feel better to. There is something about it. The warmth, the love, the trust. It makes you feel warmer and happy inside.
"Debunking Captivity"
This was an extremely sad article to me. I believe that dolphins need to be out in the wild in their natural environment. It must be so depressing to them to have such a small area to swim in and live in. The reason for keeping these dolphins given most was for research. I do not see how this research could be very valid though. The best research would be to see the dolphin in their natural environment with other dolphins. To see how they interact with other dolphins, how to they get food, how do they protect themselves. These type of things cannot be seen holding them captive in such a small space. Also saying that it is educational for people to come and see is bogus. People go to see for a show.
Week 13
"the human species is living as if it had more then one planet to occupy..."
I do have to say that I agree with this quote and I think it is scary. But in my normal life this fact is not something that I personally see and this is the same for many others. I do not see where all the waste goes or all the CO2 that is being emitted into the air. This problem is not personally affecting me at the moment. And I am not saying at all that I do not care about this issue. What I am saying is that since it is not apparent to so many people it is hard for people to have any interest in changing. Many people are not educated about these issues so they see no reason to change. But this is a huge problem. It is a problem that keeps getting worse. Sometime in the future we will have big consequences for our actions.
This weeks discussion...
This week on Biodiversity I learned a lot. There were a lot of different things covered. I think it is good to be educated on things like GMO's. I personally would like to see companies go with the natural route but that is just not the way things are headed unfortunately. What I did find interesting was everyone's comments on the slingshot by coca cola. At first I thought it was a good thing for the company to be doing. But after hearing everyone's comments it seems like they are just trying to look good. I think that coke and other soft drinks are very toxic and addicting. And it takes so much water to produce soda. But although coca cola motives might not be the best I do hope that this product could help other countries in water crisis'.
I do have to say that I agree with this quote and I think it is scary. But in my normal life this fact is not something that I personally see and this is the same for many others. I do not see where all the waste goes or all the CO2 that is being emitted into the air. This problem is not personally affecting me at the moment. And I am not saying at all that I do not care about this issue. What I am saying is that since it is not apparent to so many people it is hard for people to have any interest in changing. Many people are not educated about these issues so they see no reason to change. But this is a huge problem. It is a problem that keeps getting worse. Sometime in the future we will have big consequences for our actions.
This weeks discussion...
This week on Biodiversity I learned a lot. There were a lot of different things covered. I think it is good to be educated on things like GMO's. I personally would like to see companies go with the natural route but that is just not the way things are headed unfortunately. What I did find interesting was everyone's comments on the slingshot by coca cola. At first I thought it was a good thing for the company to be doing. But after hearing everyone's comments it seems like they are just trying to look good. I think that coke and other soft drinks are very toxic and addicting. And it takes so much water to produce soda. But although coca cola motives might not be the best I do hope that this product could help other countries in water crisis'.
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Biochemistry week 12
1. I was interested in the article about scientists detecting blue fish tuna through radiation. It was good to see that at least something positive is coming out of Fukushima, although I would still prefer that the disaster did not take place. But I do believe that everything happens for a reason. Scientists are hoping to unlock secrets or you could call them mysteries of ocean life. Hopefully many good results can come out of this. But I also hope that the radiation is not extremely harmful to ocean life. The Blue Fish Tuna are just the beginning of the research. Scientists plan on studying many other species if they can detect radiation in them. One of the parts of the article that I found questionable was it saying that the radiation is not at a high enough level to harm fish or restaurant goers. I would prefer to avoid eating any fish with radiation in them.
2. I have been made very familiar with cells with my Kinesiology major and still find them confusing. Cells are so complex and scientists still have many questions about them. One of the main questions I read about from the websites is how did cells evolve out of non-living cells. There are many theories about this but we still do not have a definite answer. I will look forward to learning more about cells in Biochemistry.
2. I have been made very familiar with cells with my Kinesiology major and still find them confusing. Cells are so complex and scientists still have many questions about them. One of the main questions I read about from the websites is how did cells evolve out of non-living cells. There are many theories about this but we still do not have a definite answer. I will look forward to learning more about cells in Biochemistry.
Tuesday, March 25, 2014
Biochemistry Week 11
Doctors prescribing placebos...
In the Western medical field I feel that prescriptions are given out way to easily, weather the patient is given a placebo or real drug. If someone is dealing with something like depression or anxiety and they go see a psychiatrist they will most likely be given something to take. The problem with this is only the symptom is being treated and not the cause. If a person is depressed there can be many reasons for it. They might have a real chemical imbalance in their brain or something very dramatic could have happened earlier in their life causing the depression. I think that the patient should receive other types of treatment for their alignment instead of a pill being the first option. We are taught in the U.S. to take pills to fix everything. I see a big problem with this. This makes people not take responsibility for their lives and their health.
In the Western medical field I feel that prescriptions are given out way to easily, weather the patient is given a placebo or real drug. If someone is dealing with something like depression or anxiety and they go see a psychiatrist they will most likely be given something to take. The problem with this is only the symptom is being treated and not the cause. If a person is depressed there can be many reasons for it. They might have a real chemical imbalance in their brain or something very dramatic could have happened earlier in their life causing the depression. I think that the patient should receive other types of treatment for their alignment instead of a pill being the first option. We are taught in the U.S. to take pills to fix everything. I see a big problem with this. This makes people not take responsibility for their lives and their health.
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