Plants are unique amongst the eukaryotes, organisms whose cells have membrane-enclosed nuclei and organelles because they can manufacture their food. Chlorophyll, which gives plants their green color, enables them to use sunlight to convert water and carbon dioxide into sugars and carbohydrates; che...

Nearly half a century ago, two scientists discovered, "the secret of life." What Watson and Crick found in their Cambridge laboratory might not have been the secret of life, but it has allowed for many changes in most people's everyday life. Their finding is the structure of deoxyri...

The Matrix Reality Bytes: A journey through perceptions of reality in 'The Matrix' and the technological world. The idea for this dissertation arose from the culmination of a number of thoughts that have interested me for some time. The question of 'reality' has always intrigu...

Living things make up the world as we know it. Living things are involved in our life constantly, seeing that we are alive. There are five characteristics that are common to all living things. Living things are made up of one or more cells. Each cell is made up of living matter and is separate...

Cells are the basic living units of all plants and animals. The cell is the structural and functional unit of all living organisms. There are a wide variety of cell types, such as nerve, muscle, bone, fat, and blood cells. Each cell type has many characteristics, which are important to the nor...