Footprints in the agar: growing bacteria from ants’ feet to combat plant diseases
A walk on the wild side: invite some ants to take a walk on your petri dish and discover how bacteria from their feet could help us reduce pesticide use.
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Plant pathology: plants can get sick too!
You may have heard pathology labs mentioned in crime shows, but what is plant pathology? Find out about the feuds between plant and pathogen that span millions of years.
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Accelerate your teaching with links to cutting-edge science
Accelerate Your Teaching is a free online course for high-school teachers. Discover how particle accelerator stories can bring a range of STEM topics to life.
Beyond solids and liquids: the science of slime
Is it a solid? Is it a liquid? It’s slime! Make slime to explore viscoelasticity and then complete a material science design challenge.
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Infectious cancers: the DNA story
What makes a cell turn cancerous – and how does a cancer become infectious? In the second of two articles on transmissible cancers, Elizabeth…
Biology, Health
Chocolate’s chemical charm
Dhara Thakerar, a second-year student of natural sciences at Cambridge University, UK, elucidates the science of…
Chemistry
Time travel: science fact or science fiction?
Do you believe that time travel has no place in a serious science lesson? Jim Al-Khalili from the University of Surrey, UK, disagrees. He shows how…
Astronomy / space
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The CRISPR revolution
EMBL invites educators to join "The CRISPR revolution: a course for educators and enthusiasts'', from 1 May to 9 June 2024. The course is free of charge and self-paced, with a total workload of around 12 hours and the option of a course certificate.
EMBL – Unfold your World
Discover the wonder of proteins with this exciting science & art competition. Unfold Your World provides free classroom-ready resources and is open to students aged 14–18, who can win prizes and see their artwork displayed in a special exhibition.
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