Biology
Can armadillos show us how to regrow a liver?
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+ Links to lessons about stem cells
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+ Audio version available
+ Links to lessons about stem cells
+ Link to TED-Ed talk about stem cells in medicine
+ Link to HHMI Disease Detective Activity
+ Curated links to lessons on vaccines, viruses, and disease
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+ Article translated into Bulgarian
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+ Curated links to hands-on biomimicry experiments
+ Background videos on termites and biomimicry
+ Article translated into Spanish
+ Two reading levels available
+ Curated links to GMO growing experiment and NSTA case study about GMOs
+ Article translated into Spanish
Scientists used stem cells to grow 3D models of blastocysts to be able to study the development of embryos.
Scientists wanted to find out if they can mark and track Anopheles mosquitoes with two dyes: rhodamine B and uranine.
Researchers developed an inexpensive test to identify oil-eating bacteria that can clean up crude oil spills.
Scientists wanted to use genetic editing to heal β-thalassemia – a genetic disease affecting the body’s ability to produce hemoglobin.
Scientists investigated the productivity and metabolism of microorganisms living below the sea floor at deep-sea hot springs.
