Biology

Teaching evolusion.....relevant for South African Biology teachers  

One of the City of Mississauga’s most popular walks takes place this Saturday at Riverwood Park. Join Dr. Monika Havelka, professor of biology at University of Toronto Mississauga, and explore the world of Riverwood’s bats.  

This market report appraises the state and potential of the genomics technologies market allowing you to see where the trends are taking us for 2009.  

Some words hard to make out...also needs accuracy check  

What began as a three-inch wide hole in the cement in the parking lot of the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, has turned into a huge hole in the ground.  

In the murky waters of an inconspicuous stream in a remote area of Wyoming, researchers detail the potential impact that an introduced fish, the white sucker, could have on the evolutionary biology of fishes.  

BATON ROUGE, La., Aug. 14 (UPI) -- A high school student in Baton Rouge, La., dissected a dead puppy allegedly as part of an assignment from her biology class, a police report says.  

A spin out company from basic structural biology, Asterion Ltd., has led to new technology that provides a way of creating therapeutic proteins to tackle major diseases such as cancer, diabetes and infertility.  

A new study in The Royal Society's Biology Letters claims that elephant memories may be key to the animals' survival during times of extreme drought. In particular, older female elephants appear to have the knowledge necessary to keep herds alive.  

UroToday.com - Chemotherapy is effective in both locally advanced and metastatic bladder cancer. Two randomized trials have demonstrated that preoperative administration of Methotrexate, Vinblastine, Adriamycin, Cisplatin (MVAC) or Cisplatin, Methotrexte,Vinblastine (CMV) improve survival in...  

Interactive activities for Biology  

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Counting rabbit poop in the forest is a “fun,” hands-on learning experience, say Red Lake educators. This spring, Red Lake High School biology students helped the Ministry of Natural Resources in a snowshoe hare population survey in the area.  

A spin off company from basic structural biology has led to new technology that provides a way of creating therapeutic proteins to tackle major diseases such as cancer, diabetes and infertility.  

Visitors to Corson-Mudd Hall, greeted by swirls of textured color and breathtaking satellite-view images of Earth, might momentarily forget they've entered a biology building.