Get Moving! Four Fun and Fast Classroom Activities to Teach Biotechnology

At Edvotek we know the power of hands-on experiments to engage, empower, and teach. And we recognize that great graphics, video, and computer games can help unlock understanding. That said there’s something magic about in-person classroom demonstrations (especially those that…

Hot Facts! Five Things You Didn’t Know About Body Temperature

If you’ve lived on earth this past year you’ve had your temperature taken. Ever wonder about the number that came up on the thermometer? Read on to find out some interesting facts about our temperatures. You may have heard that…

Shrimp Genomics: Jumping Genes, Fortress Defense. and Fun Uncles

Snapping shrimp make plenty of noise, around 220 dB (play this video for a natural soundtrack to this post). They’ve also received a bunch of scientific attention. This is partly for their hard-to-miss chorus but it’s also because some species…