Thursday, November 15, 2007

Oil Spill in San Francisco

The oil spill in San Francisco was really disastrous. It disrupted many wildlife in the ocean, mostly the fish. I think this will have a great effect on the fish economy, especially on countries that depend on fish. The oil is toxic to humans, so if we eat the toxin fish, it would be dangerous. I still don't understand why the pilot crashed into the Bay Bridge.

Monday, November 5, 2007

Blog #2: Bio News

In this article, it talked about how scientist found a new toxin to kill Bt-resistant insects. Some insects are naturally immune to many insecticides, but this new toxin could kill any insect. Scienitists tested this on pink bollworms, which are a major pest of cotton. This new toxin killed the bollworms.
After I read this article, I thought that technology is amazing and still growing and growing rapidly. But the thing that I'm a little worried about if this also effects humans. Technology is a a helpful thing, but it also harm you also at the same time.

Here's the article