Need help for Biology Portfolio Assignment (1 Viewer)

[blitzacer]

Hi i've just got this assignment from my school and i have no idea what to do, is there anyone that can give me ideas?

identify changes in technology that have assisted in the development of an increased understanding of the origin of life and evolution of living things

a) Collect two articles that are related to the syllabus extract above. Must be collected from different sources, explain the technology and demonstrate the relevance to the syllabus extract and contain similar information that can be compared.

b) acknowledge the sources using the correct format

c) highlight the relevant information to the assignmenti n each article and summarise it in about 100 words

Any help would be appreciated, thanks in advance guys ^^

 

[t-i-m-m-y]

yeah it looks pretty simple. the hardest part is finding it. umm. i'm not sure what to say cuz it seems pretty straightforward. look in the field of biotech? search sciam.com and other secondary journals for info

 

[blitzacer]

yeah, i've got a few ideas...just...ugh...where do i find it all @.@

 

[t-i-m-m-y]

search ur journals thru the internet first and see what u can dig up

 

[xiao1985]

woa!!!!! that format of asgmt sounded awefully like my bio asgmt ages ago ^^

uhm, spend a day at ur local lib, franctically flip thru all the scientific mag there is... that definitely helps...

or if you are rich enough, subscribe one of those online massive search engines which searches journals and magazines...

apparently, if you have usyd lib card, go to my library, you can access among the best search engines there is =)

but local lib is definitely worth a try...

sigh~~~ now i regret nto doin bio in uni ~~~ cuz i thought twas borign... a bestest fwnd of mine is doing it, and she said it gets more and more interested =(

 

[blitzacer]

bio is already getting boring as it is x_x

excretion systems in humans plants mammals and insects is just not my thing o_o

oh and i saw your sig....elva hsiao is hot o_o

 

[t-i-m-m-y]

i don't see how u can't appreciate excretory systems. just think about where u would be without it

 

[blitzacer]

i never said i didn't appreciate it, i just don't appreciate LEARNING about it ;D

i guess i'll be heading to a local library tomorrow to dig up some info....i'll get back to you guys with what i find

 

[xiao1985]

Originally posted by blitzacer
bio is already getting boring as it is x_x

excretion systems in humans plants mammals and insects is just not my thing o_o

oh and i saw your sig....elva hsiao is hot o_o

hahaha, reckon eh!!!!! i love 2.5 of her songs... aprt from they are gettin deviated these days... =( i like fish leung these days...

bio is actually pretty easy, now that i thought abt it... cuz all you gotta do is remember the right stuff... and most of the stuff actually make common sense, like if you have too much urea, tis nto good for you, so you need to excrete it etc etc...

but the scaling is horrible...

 

[blitzacer]

woo, good news...i've decided to dig around for DNA but no journals from my local library...so bummers...that limits me to books and websites...does anyone know any sites that directly give an answer to how DNA has increased the understanding of the origin of life? great thanks in advanced

 

[malkin86]

www.newscientist.com is good for scientific articles - they've got a section on DNA.

 

[Michiru]

hey man! i'm doing the EXACT same assignment!!!
start by looking in text books and stuff..eg. biology in context to get a brief idea of what technologies are out there.
and then i guess just go for it!! ^-^

oh yea...somebody in my school suggested Times mag...? TRy other sources such as encyclopedia and non-fic books. ^^

 

[blitzacer]

tried newscientist, they seem to have a lot more than i bargained for. I've borrowed a few books, i just now have to sift through all the load of crud for some specific articles...hmm..

 

[xiao1985]

major magazines always need you to subscribe to have full access to alot of material... so tis better just do random searches using search engines...

 

[blitzacer]

i am freaking stressed out now, i can't find a article that specifically answers that question, and is a technology...so i'm like... @.@ right now...plus i have to find another article similar to that in tangible form....ahhh!!! plus its due on friday....how lame...a 2 week assignment =(...

 

[blitzacer]

ok, got this semi-under control now... so does anyone have by any seriously slim chance a site on nanotechnology and how it increases understanding of evolution? My love for you will double if you do have one

 

[malkin86]

staining techniques (let us see chromosones)
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=UTF-8&q=staining+techniques+chromosomes&spell=1
and DNA comparison could be two easy-ish technologies
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&q=DNA+comparison+life+origin&btnG=Search