Thursday, November 21, 2013

Foot and Mouth Blog

In class we were assigned a project to measure the length of a person's smile, shoe size, and hand size to compare the differences between our assigned group.  My group consisted of the following members:  Alan, Jace, Andrew, Li Hao, and myself, Robert.

ROBERT
Smile:           7cm
Shoe size:     27 cm
Hand size:    13 cm

JACE
Smile:           11 cm
Shoe Size:     27 cm
Hand Size:    16 cm

ALAN
Smile:           7 cm
Shoe Size:     28 cm
Hand Size:    19 cm

LI HAO
Smile:           7 cm
Shoe Size:     28 cm
Hand Size:    19 cm

ANDREW
Smile:           9 cm
Shoe Size:     29 cm
Hand Size:    18 cm

SMILE:       7,7,7,9,11
MEDIAN:   8.2cm, 13.2, 28cm
MODE:       7cm, 19cm, 28cm
MEAN:       8.2cm, 17cm, 28cm

Why is it beneficial to be able to regenerate parts like the planaria worms?

Unlike humans, the planaria worm has the ability to regenerate its lost body part naturally.

I think it is beneficial for humans to have the ability to regenerate body parts like planaria worms for a couple of reasons. One would be to regain a body part that could have possibly been lost in a tragic accident. Another reason would be that it would save humans from financial burden in the case that they incur medical expenses to be able to replace what they have lost.  In addition, I believe that the human race can have longer lives should they have this remarkable ability.