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Connecting Concepts: Interactive Lessons in Biology
Welcome to Connecting Concepts: Interactive Lessons in Biology, a series of interactive web-based lessons designed to give introductory undergraduate biology students opportunities to connect biology concepts. Click on any lesson below to begin, or navigate using the links above to find out more about the project. horizontal bar  
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It might drive you mad, but you probably need it.

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In the late '90s, everyone started freaking out about their beef products, especially in Europe. Cows in Britain had started falling ill with a strange fatal neural disease. But not only the cows were getting sick - people who ate infected meat that wasn't fully cooked were hit too, dying by way of a new variant of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The cow disease became known as Mad Cow for the way in which the infected cows acted. Soon enough it had become epidemic, and people looked for the cause - and found it to be a little protein, called a prion. Prions are misfolded proteins ... Read Full Story

Higher IQ = Longer Life? Yes, say Swedish.

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The Swedish do all the cool studies. I don't know what it is lately - every study I find that piques my interest seems to be of Swedish men. Anyhow, we've already looked at whether your name affects your income , how about your IQ affecting your longevity? A study of 1 million (yes, million) Swedish men has found a strong link between IQ scores in adulthood and mortality. Apparently, one of the major causes of death is unintentional injury - things like poisonings, fire, falls and drownings. It's the leading cause of death for people under 45 years old. The study was done ... Read Full Story

Sure, it's always Mom's fault.

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Every kid blames their parents for all their bad habits. Parents are supposed to be your role models, your guides. So who doesn't try and get away with a "mom's X behavior when I was a kid made me like this " every once in awhile? Well, it turns out you might get to pile one more on poor mom's shoulders. Drink a little too much, a little too often? Find yourself naked in unfamiliar places with no idea how you got there? Think that beer is a "soft drink" because it's less than 20% alcohol by volume? Well, it's possible your boozing behavior ... Read Full Story

This Week's Sci-Fi Worthy Parasite

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Mind Control. Body-Snatchers. They sound like they're straight out of a science fiction novel, but the truth is parasites have been ahead of us in manipulatory technology for eons. They're the best of the best at making another species bend to their will. Here are some examples of some science facts that sound like they belong in science fiction - all courtesy of your everyday parasite. So, since I already have a weekly does of cute, I figure I'll balance it out with a weekly dose of something that's about as far from cute as I can find - a really awesome parasite. The ... Read Full Story

Cohabiting with females boosts male fertility

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How many times have you heard a guy say "Women - can't live with them, can't live without them." Well, they just might be onto something. At least kind of. You see, living with a woman might just make you fertile longer. New research published in Biology of Reproduction has found that male mice stay reproductively active longer if they live with a female mouse than if they live alone. The study, from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine, sought to see whether living with a female mouse had any affect on a male mouse's fertility as he aged. To do this, ... Read Full Story
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