December 2006 : Discovering Biology in a Digital World

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I am a digital biologist, teacher, and entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Digital World Biology).

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Bio-Link Bio-Link is an Advanced Technology Education center of Excellence that works to improve biotechnology and life science education in the community colleges.

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bio-itest bio-itest is an ITEST project (Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers). We are developing curriculum that uses bioinformatics resources to explore genetic testing and DNA barcoding.

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Digital World Biology produces educational materials that help students and biologists use bioinformatics resources to explore biology. We write books, produce tutorials, sell biology-related merchandise and give workshops.

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Beauty and the microscope

Category: Science Art

When two different people sent me this link, I realized that it had to be shared. The Eye of Science gallery has all kinds of pictures taken by microscopists. I...

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December 30, 2006

Antibiotic resistance: How do antibiotics kill bacteria?

Category: Microbiology

Part III in a multipart series on antibiotic resistance.

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Posted by Sandra Porter at 5:30 PM • 8 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

December 26, 2006

with visions of Animalcules dancing in their heads

Category: Microbiology

In case you missed it, the December edition of Animalcules is posted at Aetiology. Look for lots of enjoyable reading about our invisible friends....

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December 22, 2006

Oh sure, blame it on the bacteria!

Category: Microbiology

Bacteria can cause other epidemics, why not obesity? Is there a relationship between our body weight and our bacterial inhabitants?...

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December 21, 2006

Teachers step right up! Get your free "An Inconvenient Truth" DVD

Category: Climate change

Yes, indeed the DVDs are now available on a first-come, first serve basis. The NSTA has a link to the DVD giveaway page. And the NABT (National Association of Biology...

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Just in time for Christmas: a virgin birth!

Category: Biology (Macroscopic )

Her name is Flora and she is a single parent. Born in Miami, Flora moved to Chester, UK, as a toddler. Now, she's almost 8 years old and starting a...

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December 8, 2006

A paucity of inconvenient proof

Category: Miscellany

Laurie David claims that National Science Teachers' Association (the NSTA) is inconveniently hooked up with big oil because they won't spend the money to send out 50,000 copies of the...

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Posted by Sandra Porter at 7:13 PM • 12 Comments • 0 TrackBacks

December 7, 2006