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How do bacteria help and harm crops?

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Jong and his team use various tools and techniques from molecular biology and genetics to study B. Jong and his team have had great success investigating the biology of B. Jong’s research is also focused on the beneficial interactions that could improve rice and soybean crop yields. “We glumae and its interactions with rice.

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How to Celebrate National STEM Day

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National STEM Day encourages children of all ages to pursue their interests and explore future careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Research a New STEM Topic STEM is an ever-growing field. One topic to research this upcoming STEM Day is climate and the environment.

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How we read: the neuroscience behind literacy

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While it is obvious how sight is involved in reading, research has also uncovered the important roles of hearing and touch. The enthusiasm and energy that emerging scientists bring to research is a constant rejuvenation! “An My own experiences have informed my research. They won first place for Outstanding Communication!

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From Scientist to Shareholder: Why do it?

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The growing effects of climate change, loss of biodiversity and resource scarcity will require societal change and new technical solutions based on new scientific research. It is therefore vital that students see the benefits – for themselves and their societies – of learning national sciences such as biology, chemistry, and physics.

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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. Yet, despite these many and varied uses, researchers believe they remain a mostly untapped resource for humanity.

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Can modern technology uncover the secrets of evolution?

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Thanks to modern technologies, Dr Davide Foffa , a research associate at National Museums Scotland , and his colleagues have examined these fossils using digital technologies for the first time, resulting in some exciting new discoveries. His research is therefore vital to help us prepare for our current ecological challenges.

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9 Good Collections of Videos for Education

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This placed the responsibility for learning on the students, using teacher-prescribed methods, even though decades of research screamed that lots of kids perform better with images than pages filled with black-and-white text. Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge.

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