A brief biography of the life of Charles Darwin, including events in his childhood, his influences, and his travels that led to his theory of the origin of species.

Review of the book "Plague Time: The New Germ Theory of Disease" by Paul W. Ewald. Includes interesting facts about related issues.

Describes the disease adrenoleukodystrophy, and gives a brief summary of resources where you can go to get more information.

The advantages and disadvantages of cloning including the topic of cloning in literature, particularly "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley.

If a terminally ill forty year old man does not create a clone, he would not be tempted to take another life to extend his own. If the infertile couple does not create a cloned child, then they could have a living human child and there would be one less child without a family and food. Cloning only adds to the problem of mankind.

Describes the problem of world hunger and malnutrition. Debates the promise of agro genetics as one means to alleviate the issue. Maintains the process ensures better yield from crops, produces nutrient rich foods and it will utilize available land to its maximum advantage.

This essay is an arugument for the use of GMO's in agriculture.

This essay argues for human cloning by bringing up specific successes in animal cloning.

The thesis: medication does not help in the treatment of children with ADD. What is ADD? What are possible genetic and environmental causes? How to treat it: with medication or with attention and love of parents? What are side effects of medication? Can children be addicted to certain drugs and can these drugs stop mental development (elimination of new idea generation)? Can medication lead to improved academic performance? Can medication increase levels of chromosome abnormities and decrease activity both physical and mental? What are the alternative therapies?

The evidence on the origins of the hominid lineage has helped us to further understand where and when hominids came into existence. Fossil evidence shows morphological changes associated with bipedality allowing fitness advantage in new environments. Other behaviors have been shown through these fossils as well as the information we have today about nonhuman primates.