by msander | Jan 22, 2015 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
Have we been eating genetically modified foods or GMOs for centuries? Have look at this Scientific American video. Formulate your own opinion. Link to video
by msander | Jan 19, 2015 | All Science Teachers, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Like TV’s MacGyver hacking together a flamethrower from a rubber hose, a paper clip, and some old gym socks, scientists have a knack for solving problems by putting seemingly random items to good use in unexpected ways. Here’s a look at just a few of the strange and...
by msander | Jan 12, 2015 | Gr. 11-12 Biology
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dES-ozV65u4] This video describes a 3D map of the human genome at kilobase resolution, revealing the principles of chromatin looping.
by msander | Jan 8, 2015 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
Currently, the list of genetically modified organisms that could end up at your dinner table (assuming you live in the U.S.) is limited to corn, soybeans, squash, canola oil, sugar beets and papayas—and, indirectly, through meat from livestock that have eaten GM corn,...
by msander | Jan 1, 2015 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry, Gr. 11-12 Physics
West Africa’s Ebola epidemic captured the attention of both the scientific world and the world at large in 2014, placing it first among the Top 25 stories of the year. Other big news included the rise and fall of a claimed detection of gravitational waves, new...
by msander | Dec 22, 2014 | Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHCtsL_nbws?feature=player_embedded&w=640&h=360] A spatter of blood or a twist of fiber found at a crime scene is rarely the smoking gun our TV fiction promises, and evidence can be interpreted in multiple ways by...
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