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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes

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Synthetic biology: the power of modified microbes Published: Microbes are the world’s most brilliant chemists, able to turn simple sugars and other compounds into a vast array of complex chemicals. The general idea of synthetic biology is that we can engineer microbes to do things that naturally occurring microbes don’t do,” he says.

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6 Worthwhile Websites for High School Classes

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Finding webtools for high school classes requires a different set of metrics than those that apply to lower and middle school searches. By high school, the pressure to prepare students for their future is immense. Of course they do! They aren’t interested in replacing the usual tools or facilitating rote drills.

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Classroom resources for the new school year

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Classroom resources for the new school year. As students and teachers head back to school, why not use our free educational resources in your lessons? At Futurum, we work with researchers and academics from all disciplines to create classroom resources for schools. Pinterest. Look no further!

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How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions?

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Professor Judith Klinman at the University of California, Berkeley , USA, and her laboratory team, the Klinman Group , are focused on examining how enzymes generate these enormous rate accelerations. Professor Judith Klinman is a Distinguished Professor of the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley.

Biology 98
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How can first-year STEM university students be better supported?

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Published: Going to university is a huge change from going to high school. At the University of Pittsburgh at Greensburg in the US, biologists Barbara Barnhart and Dr Olivia Long are using their Science Seminar programme to ease this transition for first year students studying biology, chemistry and biochemistry degrees.

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Left-brain or Right-brain Dominant? Explore the Ideal Subjects to Nurture your Strengths

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Explore the Ideal Subjects to Nurture your Strengths Choosing what to study after high school can be tough. The Sciences The sciences, including physics, chemistry and biology, are perfect for left-brain dominant individuals. Left-brain or Right-brain Dominant?

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Ugh, break is over

The Tech Savvy Science Teacher

Well, it looks like break is over and we are back at school. It’s also a new calendar year, but if you are like me the year really starts when school starts. I have taught both middle school (7th and 8th grades) and high school (Biology, Chemistry, Engineering, and Technology).