asexual and sexual reproduction

6/11/2013

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     Do you know the difference between asexual and sexual reproduction?  Well, it is quite simple.  Asexual reproduction is when you are able to reproduce with just one living thing.  In asexually reproduced things, they are identical to their one parent.
     However, in sexually reproduced organisms, there are two parents.  The two parents reproduce, then the child of the two parents contains both their DNA.  The child organism has half of each of the parents DNA.  You are not able to choose which half of the DNA you get because it just depends on which DNA cells you get from the parents.  That is why some siblings look a lot alike and others look nothing like each other.  
     Say you have two siblings, and you look like neither of them.  That is because they got the same half of your parents DNA while you got the other half of it.  For example, this is also similar with twins.  You are either Faternal twins and you look alike, or you are Identical and you look alike.
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surgery without experimenting

6/4/2013

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     In the last two weeks in science, we dissected 3 different types of animals and body parts.  We dissected a lambs eye, a frog, and a squid.  In fact, after we dissected the squid, we cooked it and basically ate calamari.  Now, the question today is: How would modern day surgery be without the experimenting on other specimens?  What do you think about that?  How would it be?
     Well, in my opinion, it would not help and have a rate that is as accurate  as it is today.  First of all, you would have no experience whatsoever.  Plus, you would only be able to learn from your mistakes you make.  That basically means that more people would suffer from surgical issues.  With that said, there would be a lower population in the world today.  All in all, without experimenting, not as many people would be helped and more would suffer.
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