Here Comes Santa Claus, Here Comes Santa Claus- WAIT!!! Where'd He Go?!

12/18/2012

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     Ever since you were a kid you always had your parents saying "You should ask Santa for that." or "Put it on your Christmas List! I'm sure Santa will read it! Now that your older though, do you ever think about whether the fat man with the white beard is real? I mean, that's what everyone says. Have you ever doubted it? Ever wondered if anything so mind-boggling is real. You've been told so, but I think its time to find out. Don't you?
     To get scientific, we would have to use a series of numbers. Here we go!!! There are about 3 million children that are under 18  (that through religion [and other stuff] can have Christmas) in the world. They receive gifts from "Santa."  Look at this though, there are houses all around the world each holding a different amount of children. If Santa has to travel around the world in 12 hours... he's moving at an average rate of 2 seconds per house. Maybe even less!
     Then, look at Santa's sleigh. With Santa eating all those cookies  (from all the children around the whole earth!!!) ... he would weigh about 5 tons. Not counting the toys, and the reindeer; If reindeer were real, which could be possible through animals and genetics. All that weight is going 2 seconds around the world in 12 hours!
     So... as you can see. Unless there is a 5 ton, fat, white bearded man living in the North Pole (below freezing) there is no way there could ever be a Santa Claus. Of course there are possibilities, like magic, but with being in 2012 and going into 2013, there is a serious doubt about it! Just the only problem now, is... who brings the presents!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
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Interphase? Excuse Me?!

12/11/2012

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   Ok, it has to do with DNA. Done?! Nope! Here's how this process works. When DNA replicates, it replicates through a series of stages; like growth. When you were born, you were called an infant. Once you turned three the word toddler came about. Once your about fifteen to sixteen you are a teenager. You get the idea? So anyways DNA goes through these stages. A quick way I remember these stages are "IP MAT C " I stands for Interphase which we will be talking about today. The P stands for Prophase and the M stands for Metaphase. The A and T are for Anaphase and Telophase. Last, the C is for Cytokinesis. 
     Interphase is the first stage to DNA and its replication process. During Interphase a cell grows to its fullest size and (technically) clones its DNA. The DNA is replicated, so the next cell(s) get the exact amount the parent cell had.  That's pretty much it and how DNA is replicated during all of the stages. It grows then replicates. 
     So next time your teacher needs a report on Interphase, you'll know what to do! Good luck! Just remember "IP MAT C" and you'll have it DOWN!
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D-N-A

12/4/2012

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     What does DNA really stand for? How about, Dad's Not Active, or Dad Never Ate. Nope DNA stands for a really long word!!! We all know DNA is inside your body, but what's inside the DNA?!
     Picture this, you have your body, then your skin, then your muscles, then your bones and body parts, then we get to the really small stuff... the cells. Inside cells is where the DNA "lives." Inside the nucleus is where the DNA stays in an eukaryotic cell. In a prokaryotic cell, the DNA just floats around in the cytoplasm. Not only to cells and our body's have parts, so does DNA. DNA has little parts too! In DNA you'll find a lot of the same things like sugar, phosphates, and some other stuff. 
     DNA looks like a twisted ladder and lives inside us. I sure don't know what I'd do without my DNA! Thanks
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