This blog was originally published on January 7, 2008. I caught your attention, right? Well, I’ve just finished Survival of the Sickest by Dr. Sharon Moalem and the title of this blog was the title of the last chapter. It might give you a bit of insight to the way that the book is...
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Science scandal! Why one bad researcher convinced parents to put their children’s lives at risk. Calculate your carbon footprint and learn ways to reduce it! Does love at first sight really exist? How can scientists study it?
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I was asked by your teacher Ms Baker to talk to you about my experiences of being a scientist. One of the biggest perks of being a scientist is that you can choose to work on something you are interested in. Also, it helps a lot that I can choose when I want to work....
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I tried sending this ecard to all my students, but had some difficulty. So, I decided to just post it here. Charles Darwin was born on February 12, 1809. Each year on his birthday, people all over the world celebrate! Because his birthday falls on a Saturday (and we’re celebrating Valentine’s Day on Monday),...
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This week’s podcast is brought to you by Alice and Emily. They discuss our HeLa lab.
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I’m not able to update the date on this video to 2011. So, ignore the 2/11/10 date. We will celebrate on Valentine’s Day 2/14/11! Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.
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Naseem has a new post on her Our Science blog about the misconceptions people have about twins. Go check it out! Note: you need to sign up for a free Scitable account before you can post a comment.
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Sabrina has a new post on her MedSci Discoveries blog about Alzheimer’s research. Go head over to her blog and comment! Note: you need to sign up for a free Scitable account before you can post a comment.
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I posted last week about my research experience in Alaska. Before I discuss the research project, I want to describe the techniques I used to capture the birds. The larger birds – Common & Thick-billed Murre and Red & Black-legged Kittiwakes -were captured with a simple noose attached to a long pole. These seabirds...
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Sam has a new blog post on Green Science about the crazy snowstorms we’ve been getting and whether or not global warming is playing a role. Go head over to her blog and comment! Note: you need to sign up for a free Scitable account before you can post a comment.
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This is the first post in a new series. Each Friday, students volunteer to submit a podcast summarizing what we did in class. Thanks to Aurora, Deirdre, and Monica for bravely volunteering to submit the first podcast! This week’s update discusses why cells are small, cancer cells, and the controversy over HeLa cells.
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Many of my students don’t know that during the summer of 2004 I spent three months working as a research assistant studying seabirds on a remote island in the Bering Sea. I was inspired to blog about my experience after reading Hannah Water’s post, “Seabirds as indicators of marine ecosystem health: an introduction.” I discovered...
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What if you were a parent who moments ago just found out that your child was autistic? What if you were a teacher (see this video) with a class full of autistic children? New data shows an average of 1 in 110 children have an autism spectrum disorder. As a parent, your life is...
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I mentioned recently that four Extreme Biology 9th grade students have been chosen to blog for the Nature Education site, Scitable. Their blogs are now live! Just follow the links below… Green Science by Samantha MedSci Discoveries by Leyla & Sabrina Our Science by Naseem I’ve also created permanent links to their blogs on the blogroll...
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Look around you and you can see that there is a vast difference in human skin tones. Now, if we were to categorize these differences we end up with the concept of “race”, but are these differences really significant enough to divide human beings into separate categories? Today upon asking my parents, who were...
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I have some really exciting news! Four of my students have been chosen to write for the educational wing of Nature Publishing Group – Nature Education. What is Nature? It’s the world’s most well-recognized science journal. Every scientist dreams of publishing their work in Nature. The discovery of the structure of DNA, the proton and...
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