[BOW] The Hot Zone

The Hot Zone by Richard Preston is a nonfiction scientific novel.


I think that The Hot Zone is more gory than playing Black Ops, mostly due to the fact that it's taken place in our reality. The symptoms that the virus gave to it's host made me twitch a little bit. 


It fascinates me how the medical world is actually a lot more serious than it seems and how fast viruses spread. The doctors could catch diseases from their patients, and just sitting on the same plane ride as ill people could kill you. Just reading a few chapters of The Hot Zone makes me more aware of contact with other people and things. 
Scary :(

References:
http://agoodstoppingpoint.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/the-hot-zone1.jpg
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JwN3nsu4-Nt7PgqaBPGn7rBpkp1_o-mX7mXrqmGePoKvCYMPEXaYUgNYwoWCMZ1hIQ6k5IlYdMPGcRaIAZ2C9guwWiCLcjRFmcxI9JhiEVPXVOgbUbqN7HSyXGa94IJ5qaACIxvWfbI/s1600/dramatic-chipmunk.gif

[BOW] Viruses

How can a vaccination stop viruses?
Vaccinations are a dead, inactive form of the virus, bacteria, or toxin which purpose is to prepare the body to defend itself when the actual virus comes. So, when the virus attacks, the body's immune system is ready to kill the virus.

References:
http://www.wisegeek.com/how-does-a-vaccine-work.htm
http://www.prisonplanet.com/images/november2007/151107vaccine.jpg

[BOW] Highest Rate of Diffusion

What shape (radius, villi and dimples) and size allow a cell to have the highest rate of diffusion? 


The smaller the radius of the cell, the higher the rate of diffusion. However, a bigger cell shape increases rate of diffusion. The amount of villi and dimples do not matter in the rate of diffusion.


References:
http://www.mhhe.com/biosci/genbio/biolink/j_explorations/ch02expl.htm