Hole in the ozone layer/Global Warming Research Paper
Step 1: Pick a topic Your topic must be biological, but there is a lot to choose from in that category. Your topic could be medical, environmental, genetic, microbial, biochemical, cellular, or some other aspect of biology.
Your topic must have been discovered, researched, or in some other way used to significantly impact society in the past 120 years. The following are some ideas: (you may choose something on this list, or something else)
Vaccine for a disease (polio, smallpox, etc.)
Artificial body parts (hips, knees, prosthetics, hearts, etc.)
Genetically modifying plants
Genetically modifying animals
Gene therapy
Epigenetics
DNA profiling
Hole in the ozone layer/Global Warming
Step 2: Research Your Topic You will need at least 3 sources which must be reputable. Encyclopedias and dictionaries may not be used; this includes on-line versions. If you are not sure if a source is reputable, ask.
Step 3: Write Your Paper In your paper you should include a detailed description of your topic. How are genes inserted into plant cells?
How does the vaccine interact with the body to produce immunity? How does gene therapy work?
You should also include historic information. When was PCR invented? What types of polio vaccines were tried and failed before we succeeded? What are the times, the dates, and the people involved?
What was the world like before? If your topic is relatively new, or something that is still being developed, you may want to include where the future is heading.
Gene therapy isn’t commonly used now; why not? What needs to be perfected?
How will that be done? You should discuss the good and bad side of your topic (every topic has both!). What benefits have we gained from gene therapy?
What are the downfalls of the smallpox vaccine? How can DNA profiling be used in positive and negative ways?
Why did/are some people “all for” this topic?
Why are some people dead set against it?
Make sure your closing paragraph wraps up all aspects of your paper nicely: what it is, how it affected the world, why it’s good and bad.
