The Enchantress of Immunity: A Short Story

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HzDPPq9j1laLFWW5UbqYaaShKHwFDvMJ/view?usp=sharing The Enchantress of Immunity is a short story and homage to the Salman Rushdie novels The Enchantress of Florence and Shalimar the Clown. My STEAM project explores the blood-thinning and immune action of heparin and its related molecules. The objective I chose to expand on was “describe the various …

Lymphatic System

https://docs.google.com/document/d/14_DJOVIk5CqRK8FORFbd4SW0Z3x2-qOB4EFdQPSSLvs/edit?usp=sharing The lymphatic system plays an enormous part in our immune system; lymph carries everyday pathogens and allergies to the lymph nodes which act as a filter. When the lymphatic system are compromised they are unable to properly filter out these pathogens which leads to a build-up and destruction of …

Normal Female Reproductive System vs. Endometriosis

On the top there is a drawing of a typical normal reproductive system of a female. There’s no abnormalities like cysts or scarring to disrupt the reproductive process. Below there is a drawing of the female reproductive system with endometriosis. The barbwire symbolizes the pain women who have the disorder …

Polycythemia Vera This is my steam project about Polycythemia vera it is a circulatory disease. This is objective 37 describe a disorder of blood and how it can be treated. Polycythemia vera is an overproduction of erythrocytes cells.

Steam project abstract: The age-old question: how are babies made? It is a question parents dread and wish to push off as long as possible. However, this question is not as easy when you consider animals past humans. Almost every species has its own way of reproduction, while in different …

The Path of Blood

This project is about the path of blood through the heart and circulatory system. I also chose to talk about the various components of blood and key structural components. Blood is vital to the function of the human body. It carries essential nutrients throughout the body as well as provides …