Genetics – Science in School

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April 14, 2022 | Issue 57

A chromosome walk

Stroll through biological databases: Walking on chromosomes is a CusMiBio project that teaches students how to explore biological databases and extract basic information about human genes. It is a collaborative activity based on working together and sharing discoveries.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
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January 15, 2021 | Issue 51

Microbial genome puzzles

How do scientists piece together genomic information from sequencing data? Play these two fun online puzzles to find out.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Mathematics, Teach
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October 2, 2019 | Issue 48

How plants beat jet lag

New research is shedding light on the internal ‘clocks’ that help plants respond to changing day-night cycles.

Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology
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June 7, 2018 | Issue 44

Evolution in action: from genetic change to new species

How do new species – or completely new types of organism – emerge? Time and separation are the key factors.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Science and society
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June 5, 2018 | Issue 44

Bioinformatics: the new ‘cabinet of curiosities’

The curation of ‘big data’ in molecular biology is changing the way scientists work.

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Biology, General science
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December 1, 2017 | Issue 42

Evolution in action: pathogens

Pathogens that threaten human health are constantly evolving to keep ahead of our defences. But we can now track these changes at the genetic level, even as they are happening.

Ages: < 11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health
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September 21, 2017 | Issue 41

Evolution in action: the 67 000-generation experiment

A unique experiment tracks microbes changing over thousands of generations – so we can watch evolution on fast-forward.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Science and society
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The creation of babies from two women and one man offers an invaluable opportunity to discuss some of the real issues of science with your students

December 15, 2016 | Issue 38

The ethics of genetics

Today’s announcement that the UK has approved the creation of babies from two women and one man offers an invaluable opportunity to discuss some of the real issues of science with your students.

Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Topics: Biology, Health, Science and society
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November 25, 2016 | Issue 38

Faster, cheaper, CRISPR: the new gene technology revolution

A controversial new technology is making gene editing far cheaper and easier – too easy, perhaps?

Ages: 16-19;
Topics: Understand, Biology
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June 2, 2016 | Issue 36

From greens to genes: healthy eating and nutrition

Getting students excited about eating greens might be hard, but motivating them to learn about nutrition doesn’t have to be.

Ages: not applicable;
Topics: Resources
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