by Milan Sanader | Apr 11, 2021 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Amber is amazing stuff! It can preserve organisms whole, and essentially freeze them in time, and the specimens we’ve found in it so far range from amazing to downright bizarre. Here are six of the coolest things we’ve found trapped in amber....
by Milan Sanader | Apr 8, 2021 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology
Millions of years before scientists created genetically modified Atlantic salmon with genes from two other fish, nature created genetically modified smelt with a gene from herring, growing evidence shows. And now the Canadian scientists who first proposed that...
by Milan Sanader | Mar 24, 2021 | Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Michael Mosley visits a traditional Italian feast to reveal what transforms the meat from its odorless raw state to an irresistibly delicious meal. He reveals the secret of the...
by Milan Sanader | Mar 23, 2021 | Gr 4-6 Science & Tech, Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Uncategorized
About 93 million years ago, a bizarre, plankton-eating shark shaped unlike any other known marine creature glided through the sea in what is now northeastern Mexico using curiously elongated, wing-like fins that made its body wider than it was long. Scientists on...
by Milan Sanader | Mar 22, 2021 | Biology, Gr. 11-12 Biology
In this lesson, Leila made up some questions to go along with this interesting article surrounding CRISPR, the gene editing technique. The article (from National Geographic) spotlights an area of research that could be beneficial for Queer couples and uses CRISPR...
by Milan Sanader | Feb 25, 2021 | Gr 7-8 Science & Tech, Gr 9-10 Science, Gr. 11-12 Biology, Gr. 11-12 Chemistry
Written by: Susan MacFarlane, M.Sc., Ph.D., P.Eng. Did you know that Lake Huron has a residence time of 22 years?1 What that means is anything that enters the lake will hang around for decades. Nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus can enter the lake and then be...
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