Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science articles from July 2005

Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science archives from July 2005

Detection of Borrelia burgdorferi sequences in a biopsy from a Tennessee patient.
July 1, 2005... ABSTRACT -- Borrelia burgdorferi is the causative agent of Lyme disease and is transmitted by the black-legged tick, Ixodes scapularis. Clinical diagnosis of Lyme disease is often made on the basis of a characteristic...

Insect species associated with eastern hemlock in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and environs.
July 1, 2005... ABSTRACT -- Eastern hemlock, Tsuga canadensis (L.), Carr is an integral part of forested systems in eastern North America now threatened by invasions of exotic pests. Due to the threat of exotic pests, information on the...

Abstracts of papers presented at the 2005 collegiate meetings.
July 1, 2005... EASTERN REGION SOUTHERN ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY COLLEGEDALE, TENNESSEE DEMONSTRATION OF VACUUM DISTILLATION/DEMONSTRATION OF DISTILLATION OF DEET. Lindsy Collins and Robin Breeden, Walters State Community College, Morristown,...

Student presentation awards at the 2005 collegiate meetings.
July 1, 2005... MIDDLE REGION TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE Session I First Place--Jeremy R. Anthony. The Characterization of Nuclear Channels in HELA Cells. The University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee Session II...

The Tennessee Junior Academy of Science.
July 1, 2005... The Tennessee Junior Academy of Science (TJAS), sponsored by the Tennessee Academy of Science (TAS), is one of the oldest student science competition programs in the state and nation. Since its inception in 1942 at the George Peabody College in...

BOOKS AND NEW MEDIA.(Plant Life of Kentucky: An Illustrated Guide to the Vascular Flora)(Book review)
July 1, 2005... Plant Life of Kentucky, an Illustrated Guide to the Vascular Flora. Ronald L. Jones. 2005. The University Press of Kentucky, Lexington. 834 pp. $ 75.00. (hardcover). ISBN 0-8131-2331-3. Numerous books on the flora of Kentucky, illustrated...