All Biology articles – Page 7
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As sweet as? Detecting aspartame in a table-top sweetener
Use hydrolysis and chromatography to find aspartame in your table-top sweetener. Includes kit list and safety instructions.
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Soil science
A collection of information sheets and presentations that look at the nature of soil particles and the nutrient requirements of plants.
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Feature
The other carbon dioxide problem
Carbon dioxide produced by human activity is acidifying the ocean at an unprecedented and alarming rate
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News
Noble treatment for PTSD
Fearful memories found to be less scary in mice after inhaling xenon gas
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Challenging plants: Plant science
An understanding of the structure and function of plants, the movement of materials through them and the chemical reactions that happen within them helps scientists to exploit the potential of plants.
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Soundbite
Bark beetles eat Beatle’s memorial tree
Nina Notman discovers at how bark beetles are destroying pine trees at an alarming rate
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NBC Learn: Chemistry Now
This resource includes both videos and worksheets. The website makes links to everyday contexts in which chemistry is important. This material would provide enrichment to lessons using contemporary chemical examples.
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Folding @home - Fighting disease with citizen science
Joined forces to donate our unused computer power to help uncover the mysteries of protein folding and fight diseases
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EteRNA - Make Molecules, Advance Science
By playing EteRNA, you will participate in creating the first large-scale library of synthetic RNA designs. Join the global laboratory!
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UDock - a free interactive protein docking system
In Udock, the users can interact with representations of protein structures and learn about their importance aswell as score your performance.
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Foldit - Solve Puzzles for Science
Foldit is a revolutionary new computer game enabling you to contribute to important scientific research.