Project Information

My name is Nandini Thogarapalli. I am a grade 7 student at Simon Fraser Jr.High, Calgary AB and here is a standard, non-experimental science project. A journey made through the controversial and multipurpose science of genetics!

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Grade Category:7-9
Team Size:1
Subject Area:Biology
Project Type:Descriptive
Language:English
Software Tools used:CoffeeCup
Hardware Tools used:Scanner
Source of Idea:My curiosity!
Specail Skills used to Build Project:
Summary of project:
I will be exploring how genetics is involved with creating the population of today with the past populations characteristics.I will also be exploring what genetics engineering is and its processes.

Links to my past VSF Projects:
The Human Eye (2006)
Dietary Fat...The Good,The Bad,The Ugly (2005)
Lung Cancer (2004)
Natural Reflectors (2003)

Link to server:
VSF server

Next Page: Abstract


Interesting Fact!



Fact: It is amazing that DNA from all the chromosomes in a single human cell if unraveled it measures about 1.75 m (5.7 ft)

Think about it: Remember there are trillions of cells in your body! Now, imagine how much DNA is coiled in you!