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October 31, 2008
Category: Halloween
What strange things happen in the lab on Halloween? Read part I and part II to find out what's going on. (Reposted in honor of Halloween) "All those beauties in...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 4:20 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Category: Halloween
Strange things happen when it's Halloween week in the lab. (reposted in honor of Halloween) Catch up on the story by reading part I....
Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:01 AM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 30, 2008
Category: Halloween
What happens when it's Halloween in the laboratory?
Posted by Sandra Porter at 5:15 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
October 29, 2008
Category: Second Life
A bit of unsolicited advice for workshop presenters I'm currently in Washington, D.C. at the Advanced Technology Education conference co-sponsored by National Science Foundation and the American Association of Community...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:47 PM • 0 Comments •
October 26, 2008
Category: Science education
Experimenting with on-line worksheets I know some people who always teach their classes the same way, semester after semester, year after year.. Not me. I always want to experiment and...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 2:28 PM • 13 Comments •
October 25, 2008
Category: Science education
Why should professional scientists have all the fun? Researchers have been engineering glowing cats, and selling glowing fish at pet stores. High school kids can do genetic engineering too, if...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 12:35 PM • 0 Comments •
October 24, 2008
Category: Humor
I probably shouldn't find this amusing, but... Back a few years ago, a friend of mine worked at a biotech company in Seattle that had large windows looking out onto...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 11:15 AM • 1 Comments •
October 23, 2008
Category: cloning pets and other animals
This video from WDSU shows Mr. Green Genes, the transgenic kitty, in the dark and in the light. There's also an interview with Dr. Betsy Dresser, who very briefly talks...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 11:47 AM • 8 Comments •
Category: Seattle
Two interesting events are happening, Monday night, Oct. 27th. At the UW: Josh Rosenau from the National Center for Science Education will be speaking at 6 pm about Creationist attacks...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:00 AM • 1 Comments •
October 22, 2008
Category: Science education
Are you interested in global health? The Washington Global Health Alliance is looking for an education professional, with a life science or science education background (BS or higher) to help...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 9:40 PM • 2 Comments •
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