Why biology students have misconceptions about science
Zebras developed stripes to avoid predators.
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Blind students learn to think like scientists with revolutionary traveling toolboxes
Education for the blind has lagged because science classrooms predominantly rely on visually-based materials. However, innovative new toolboxes on evolutionary biology, set to be released next year, may revolutionize science ...
Social Sciences
Jan 6, 2015
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More than half of biology majors are women, yet gender gaps remain in science classrooms
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields are traditionally heavily dominated by males, which is of great concern to universities as they try to improve student retention and achievement. One exception ...
Social Sciences
Sep 2, 2014
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Students create E.coli camera for international competition
(Phys.org) —A team of students from the University of Exeter are making their final preparations before taking part in a prestigious international synthetic biology competition.
Engineering
Oct 10, 2013
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Is that a testes or an iridescent stripe? A female squid's male-like true colors
During his time in Daniel Morse's lab at the University of California Santa Barbara, USA, PhD student Daniel DeMartini has seen many Doryteuthis opalescens squid pass through the lab's doors. These squid provide DeMartini ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2013
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Biology texts geared toward pre-med students, analysis finds
College biology textbooks cater to the needs of pre-med majors and not those of the majority of students who take introductory science classes, a new study reveals.
Social Sciences
Sep 4, 2013
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Students aim to make new flame retardant for polystyrene—using genetically modified bacteria
Leicester students are aiming to make polystyrene more fire resistant using genetically modified bacteria – creating a new, safer fire retardant.
Biotechnology
Jul 1, 2013
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Immune protein C4BP potentially suitable as transporter for drugs
The protein C4BP is similar to a spider in its spatial form with eight "arms". The structure of the "spider body" has recently been described in detail by researchers from the Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research (HZI) ...
Cell & Microbiology
Apr 26, 2013
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Women follow the money; men seek status, research shows
(Phys.org)—Women want more, but men want more than others, a study by economists at The University of Queensland has found.
Social Sciences
Dec 5, 2012
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New technology to revolutionise controlled ripening of fruit
(Phys.org)—Materials scientists from The University of Queensland (UQ) are set to revolutionise the fresh fruit industry with a new technology that converts gases into a powder form.
Biotechnology
Nov 27, 2012
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