Do you look for ways to involve the holidays in your classroom activities? Valentine’s Day is coming up, and we have a few ideas on how you can add a little holiday flair to your lesson plans! Most of these…
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Biotech Basics: The Cell Membrane
As we mentioned in an earlier blog post, a cell is essentially a drop of a thick, watery substance (cytoplasm) surrounded by a layer of fats (cell membrane). The cell membrane separates the inside of the cell from the outside…
Focus on Food Science for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving in the United States is rapidly approaching, and the magnificent feast ahead of us has me thinking about all the delicious seasonal treats I will eat… and food science. Why food science? Because scientific advances influenced what we eat…
Biotech Basics: An Introduction to Cell Biology
The basic unit of all living organisms, from bacteria to humans, is the cell. Robert Hooke first described the cell in 1665, when he used a microscope to examine a piece of cork. To his eyes, he saw an orderly…
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