Biology
16 Results
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Facedeals checks you in with facial-recognition cameras
What if, as you walked into your favorite store, a little blue camera scanned your face and then gave you discounts because it recognized you as a customer? This is basically what the…
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Indonesia advances most ambitious biometric-based national identity card project
Read about how Indonesia is planning the world's most ambitious national identity card project for its citizens based on biometrics!
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Germs Help Each Other
Students will learn about mutations in germs and antibiotic resistence. They will explore medical concepts, and they will be able to understand how and why these mutations occur.
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Masked Hypertension
The article describes masked hypertension. This is a condition in which a patient's blood pressure is measured to be a normal pressure at the doctor's office, but the blood pressure r…
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All About Penicillin
The article describes penicillin, its discovery, uses, and how bacteria are becoming more and more resistant. Students will learn about the discovery of the antibiotic and about antib…
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Safe Plastics
People buy BPA free bottles to be safe, however they are unaware that BPA free plastics may still contain harmful chemicals.
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Elephant Sleep
The article describes how elephants only sleep 2 hours a night! Students will learn all about elephants and what they do!
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Humanoid Robots
Scientists and engineers want to start using humanoid robots to grow organs that can be used for transplants!
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Spring Equinox
Today is the first day of spring! Students will learn all about the spring equinox and what it looks like from space!
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Phantom Cell Phone Buzzes
The article describes the possible reasons behind phantom cell phone buzzing. If you feel your phone vibrate when it really hasn't more than once a day, you may be addicted to your ce…
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Abdul Yassine - Biology Student and Soccer Player
Abdul Yassine is a senior biology major and soccer player at Southern Methodist University. He is a strong believer of time management and organization. Read his story to see how bala…
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The Science of Baseball
The video of the TEDxTucson talk by Ricardo Valerdi describes the science of baseball. It describes how science is related to baseball!
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Forgotten Disease Comes Back
The article describes a rare outbreak of mites that caused itchy rashes on factory workers in Poland. There have only been 3 outbreaks since 1981!
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Climate Change in the Atlantic
The article describes the climate change and how the Arctic is changing faster than anyone ever imagined. Students will learn all about climate change and how it alters the ecosystem.
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Parasite Rash
A woman went on vacation and returned with an itchy rash which turned out to be a parasite that infected her by biting and entering her leg. These parasites don't normall infect humans!
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Humpback Whales
The article describes everything about humpback whales! Students will learn all about the animals, and why they're actually called humpbacks!
