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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.My Bio-Link blog
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Climate change:
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...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 4:52 PM • 0 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
A generous offer from the NSTA
Category: Climate change
The NSTA ups the ante.
Posted by Sandra Porter at 7:03 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Seattle cabs are naturally gassed
Category: environmental education
As they say, there's nothing like travel to learn new and unexpected things. Especially from cab drivers. One of my ScienceBlog Sibs, Shelly, spends time talking with cabbies about earwax,...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 9:53 PM • 4 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Just a Box of Rain
Category: Ask a Science Blogger
We heard quite a bit about rainforest destruction in the 80's and 90's. Even the Grateful Dead joined the efforts to raise awareness and gather support for rain forest preservation....
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If we ignore the atmosphere, can we make it go away?
Category: Climate change
Some of us walk by the bus stop and nervously glance at the scruffy-looking man carrying the ragged sign. I try not to breathe through my nose while I read...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 10:43 AM • 3 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
Informed Consent and "An Inconvenient Truth"
Category: Climate change
I recently completed a long trip out-of-town, giving a presentation at a Bio-Link conference in Berkeley, and teaching a couple of bioinformatics classes at the University of Texas, through the...
Posted by Sandra Porter at 2:03 PM • 1 Comments • 0 TrackBacks
