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Can behavioural interventions improve biological health outcomes?

Futurum

Most perimenopause research in the US has collected data from non-Latina white women, meaning that women of other races or ethnicities (who are more likely to experience negative sociocultural and environmental factors) are underrepresented in current knowledge about perimenopause health outcomes.

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MIT Open House for Grades 6-12: Microrobotics and Synthetic Biology, Mar. 9

Newton STEM

Researchers from MIT, Boston University, and the University of Delaware will host an outreach event on Microrobotics and Synthetic Biology for middle and high school students , in two sessions on March 9. For general information or building access, call Cammie at 617-733-3623 No registration is required.

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Why is Tracking Students a Problem? (Part 1 in a series)

Wisconsin Science and STEM Education

In conjunction with reflecting on these experiences, I’ve also dug through the research on tracking – turns out it doesn’t support typical school and district practices either. Through further discussion, they let me know that honors biology did not use those same materials. Experience and research show that again and again.

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Bioinformatics: What is it and how can it be helpful?

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This is the utilization of different tools and computer software to analyze and understand biological data, which is essential for the organization of information in modern biology and medicine. Researchers desired this knowledge so that they could more easily identify the structure of proteins and how they function in cellular processes.

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see?

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Imaging the invisible: how can research software and imaging techniques help scientists study the things we can’t see? Dr Joanna Leng , from the University of Leeds in the UK, is a research software engineer who designs and develops the software that allows scientific imaging devices to be used to their full potential. Pinterest.

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How can data management tools help us discover new treatments for a chronic disease?

Futurum

There is still much we do not know about the disease, and researchers are working hard to learn more about what causes it. Researchers, medical professionals, and scientists all over the world are trying to understand what triggers the disease so that new treatments can be developed.

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Unlocking the Code: Free Activities For DNA Day

STEM for Kids

This day serves as a reminder of the groundbreaking achievements in genetics and molecular biology and highlights the importance of DNA in understanding life’s fundamental processes. This discovery revolutionized our understanding of genetics and laid the foundation for modern molecular biology research.

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