• transplants / by-pass surgery
• vaccines (like the measles vaccine)
• cancer treatment (why chems & radiation have different effects)
• growth of cancer cells
• growing organs
• organ transplants
• olestra
• discovery of blstocyst cells and how they can be manipulated to grow new organs
• bone marrow transplants
• discovery that viruses are not living
• botulism vaccine (for animals)
• new understanding of how rods & cones function in eyes
• discovery of the ribosome
• human growth hormone
• discovery of germs
• HIV strand discovered
• knee surgeries
• hip replacement
• ending paralysis
• iris as form of identification
• snoring treatments
• sleep disorder treatments
• cholesterol control
• ulcers
• decreasing heart disease
• asthma
• lung cancer
• TB tests / prevention
• blood screenings
• Rocky Mtn. Spotted Fever diagnosis
• shingles
• multiple sclerosis (? spelling)
• ribosome discover (?)
• using animal proteins to help humans
• studying lymphocytes to help fight AIDs

• treating fetal distress
• rising premie-survival (how do they do it?)
• children's cancer treatments
• treating stunted growth (that new discovery on how to stretch bones. . . was on 20/20 about a month ago)
• separation of Siamese twins
• reducing genital defects at birth

• breast implants
• pregnancy texts
• morning after pill
• hysterectomies
• ovarian cancer treatment
• epidurals
• c-sections
• pap smears
• safer abortion procedures
• amniocentesis
• hormone therapies
• birth control (choose one new or improved type)
• breast cancer treatments 
• in-vetro fertilization (bad side = multiple births)
• link between caffeine and women's cancer
• osteoporosis
• sex change operations

• vasectomies
• prostate treatments
• sex change operations
• viagra

Careful w/ these topics. 
Make sure you focus on the
scientific principles behind 
them rather than
on the technology itself. 
(You may have to combine
biology with chemistry or physics.)

• nuclear medicine
• hearing aids
• x-rays (Is that 20th century?)
• ultra sound
• liposuction
• heart transplants
• heart by-passes
• laser surgery
• prosthetic limbs
• skin grafting / plastic surgery
• defibrillator
• speech recognition
• cochlea implants (for hearing impaired)
• pace makers
• radioteratonomy (radio keratonomy (?  spelling)- for restoring eyesight
• cat scans & mri 
• heart cathers
• lasik surgery (vision)
• hair replacement surgery / hair grafting
• re-attaching limbs
• braces, retainers (dentistry)
• magnet implants for epileptic patients
• root canals
• cataract removal
• pacemakers
• reconstructive surgery
• artificial joints
• "glue" to replace stitches for wounds

• cloning
• genetic markers to test for disease carriers like cystic fibroses
• double helix
• DNA selection
• human genome
• DNA fingerprinting
• gene splicing
• DNA forensics
• germline gene therapy
• genetic predisposition to certain diseases (huntington's, cancer)
• gene therapy
• genetic link to heartburn
• embryo transfers in animals (especially horses)

• theory of relativity
• law of conservation of energy
• nuclear propulsion
• stealth bomber (the physics that make it work)
• harnessing nuclear energy
• liquid propulsion
• nuclear fission
• nuclear power
• fusion
• supersonic flight
• hypersonic flight
• cryogenic freezing (does it go here?)
• solar energy
• solar panels
• microwaves (but need to study the scientific principle behind it)
• infrared light
• battery powered cars (but need to study the scientific principle behind it)
• radar
• tv waves
• hydro-electricity
• fiber optics
• broke the sound barrier
• underwater ultrasound
• the mechanics of motion / aerodynamics (what actually makes planes and cars go?)

• underwater labs
• biospheres
• biodome
• discovery of depleted ozone
• plate tectonics (does this go here?)
• species preservation
• breeding projects
• cfcs destroying ozone

• lobotomy
• genetic links to schizophrenia, depression etc.
• chemical imbalances
• specific types of neuro-surgeries
• impact of illegal drugs on brain function

• "brocco-flower" & other genetically combined foods
• pesticides
• plant genetics: manipulating plant genes so they will grow larger
• using host plants (like fungi) to domesticate wildflowers
• potovolataic cells (using plant chlorphyllfor energy)
• plant hormones (ethephon)
• transgenic crops

• atom  & hydrogen bombs
• plastics
• splitting an electron's charge
• new elements
• discovery of neurons
• carbon dating
• nuclear power
• hydrogen fuel cells
• nutrasweet , equal,  saccharine
• high fructose corn syrup
• food preservatives / artificial preservatives
• pesticides
• Mosley's discovery that elements should be ordered by charge, not mass
• skim milk (lower fat products)
• biological / chemical warfare
• anti-aging products
• retin A
• fast drying chemicals (chemical properties), like nail polish
• discovery of new elements line plutonium and erbium
• chlorflourocarbons (does this go here?)
• kevlar
• nylon
• gore-tex
• milk pasteurization process
• recycling process
• hand sanitizer
• crazy glue
• halogen lamps
• neon (for neon signs)
• water purification
• battery (power sources) (what makes the bunny keep going and going?)
• sunless tanning lotions
• ethylene gas
• artificial coloring, flavoring in foods
• chemical peels (aesthetic)
• fabric that doesn't hold odor
• subatomic particles

• AZTO / HIV vaccines
• ADD treatments; ritilin
• shots for pets (rabies etc.)
• Novocain
• acne treatment
• nitro-glycerine as treatment for heart conditions
• insulin
• alzheimer's vaccine (in rats)
• Vicotin
• fen-phen
• steroids
• tumor suppressers
• new flu shots
• createne (? can't read the student's handwriting)
• viagra; fertility drugs
• MMr Vaccine
• prozac
• nicotrol
• smoker's gum
• antibiotics
• weight loss pills
• penicillin
• polio vaccine
• kolonopin
• claratin
• sleeping pills
• inhalers (for asthma)
• acyclouin (herpes treatment)
• anesthesia
• propecia
• rogaine
• using snake venom to combat snake bites
• ritalin
• nicotine patches
• meningitis treatment
• hepatitis A / B vaccines
• Rocky Mtn. Spotted Fever treatment
• Lymes disease vaccine
• altzeheimer's treatment cocktail
• tacrine hydrochloride (FDA approved alzh. drug)
• anti-histamines (allergies)
• Zban (smoking)

• seismology- prediction of earthquakes
• mapping the bottom of the ocean (?)
• platetectonics (study of the plates in earth's crust)

• space exploration
• Pluto / planet discoveries
• Hubbell space telescope (make sure you study the scientific principle behind it, not the technology itself)
• satellites
• life on mars
• comet / meteor studies
• shuttles (how they w/stand outer space -- physics)
• 1914 Herta Sprung & Russel discover relationship between star spectral type and star absolute magnitude
• 1920 1st direct measurement of star diameter using interpherometer
• 1940 1st theory of stellar evolution
• chemical structure of planets

• airplanes (what makes them go?)

• lightening patterns to predict tornadoes
• climate control
• weather technologies
• ozone discoveries
• hurricane tracking (if you talk about the technologies, you must discuss the scientific principles behind them)
• Doppler radar (physics it's based on)