BIO

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  • According to the chronological timeline of events, one would infer that Moses, Aristotle, and Darwin were all sharp observers and naturalists who were capable of logically determining the most likely creation story
  • Most Scientists agree that our solar system formed around 4.5 billion years ago, and that time has passed since then
  • Creationists
    People who hold the six-day creationism theory
  • Scientific method
    Enables Scientists to test theories and hypotheses and to create concepts and ideas
  • Theories on the origin of life
    • Idea of Special Creation
    • Hypothesis of Spontaneous Generation
    • Cosmozoic Theory (Theory of Panspermia)
    • Theory of Chemical Evolution
  • Idea of Special Creation
    God, the All-Powerful, created all the many forms of life that exist today on planet Earth
  • Hypothesis of Spontaneous Generation

    Any type of non-living material could unexpectedly and spontaneously give rise to a living organism
  • Aristotle, a Greek philosopher, was one of the ardent supporters of spontaneous creation (384-322 BC)
  • Theory of Catastrophism
    God has created life on earth in several ways, each of which was preceded by a disaster brought on by a geological disturbance of some kind
  • Cosmozoic Theory (Theory of Panspermia)

    Some organisms' highly resistant spores travelled to Earth from other heavenly bodies like meteorites
  • The Cosmozoic Theory lacks evidence, hence it was discarded
  • Theory of Chemical Evolution
    The chemical evolution that led to the origin of life on Earth probably took place over the course of 3.8 billion years
  • A.I. Oparin, a Russian Scientist, in 1923 and J.B.S. Haldane, an English Scientist, in 1928 separately proposed the Theory of Chemical Evolution
  • Theory of Physical-Chemical Hypothesis or the Materialistic Theory
    The Theory of Chemical Evolution
  • Properties of Life
    • Order
    • Sensitivity or response to stimuli
    • Reproduction
    • Adaptation
    • Growth and development
    • Regulation/Homeostasis
    • Energy processing
  • Order
    Cells make up organisms, which are highly organised structures
  • Sensitivity or Response to Stimuli
    Organisms react to a variety of stimuli
  • Reproduction in single-celled organisms
    Genetic material (DNA) is first duplicated, and then it is divided equally when the cell gets ready to divide into two new cells
  • Adaptation
    Every living thing displays a "fit" to its surroundings, which is the result of evolution by natural selection
  • Regulation/Homeostasis
    Living organisms need various regulatory mechanisms to regulate internal processes like nutrition, transport, stimulus response, and stress management
  • As an environment changes
    Natural selection causes the characteristics of the individuals in a population to track those changes
  • Macromolecule
    A very large molecule, especially used in reference to large biological polymers (e.g. nucleic acids and proteins)
  • Polymerization
    The chemical process, normally with the aid of a catalyst, to form a polymer by bonding together multiple identical units (monomers)
  • Palaeontology examines the evolution of life using fossils
  • Forensic science is the application of science to answer questions related to the law
  • Forensic scientists

    • They can be biologists, chemists, or biochemists
    • Their work involves looking at evidence linked to crimes and providing scientific testimony for use in court
  • Forensic science has grown in interest, probably as a result of well-liked television programmes that showcase forensic scientists in action
  • Forensic scientists' work is focused on crimes against humans like murder, rape, and assault
  • Forensic scientists process DNA from a variety of locations and materials, and evaluate samples including hair, blood, and other bodily fluids
  • Forensic scientists also examine other biological evidence, such as bug fragments or pollen grains, that has been left at crime sites
  • Students who want to major in forensic science will need to complete chemistry, biology, and some challenging math courses
  • Scientists have a responsibility to protect people, animals, and the environment from unwarranted harm
  • Scientists must make sure that their research and communications are impartial and that all relevant factors—including financial, legal, safety, and replicability—are correctly balanced
  • In the significant and ever-evolving discipline of bioethics, scholars cooperate with other organisations and individuals to establish standards for current practice and think about new innovations and upcoming technology
  • The Tuskegee Syphilis Study of 1932 involved 399 African American men who were diagnosed with syphilis but were never told they had the infection, so they continued to live with it and spread it to others
  • Bioethicists may investigate the ethical implications of gene editing technologies, such as the potential for creating species that could supplant others in the ecosystem and the potential for "designing" human beings
  • Henrietta Lacks, an African American woman in her 30s, received a cervical cancer diagnosis at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1951
  • Doctors even withheld proven medicines from Black males in the study of untreated syphilis
  • The choices made in the Tuskegee research cannot be justified
  • Ethicists will probably attempt to strike a balance between the positive and negative effects of their work, such as bettering medicines or preventing specific diseases