Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Australian research brings scientists closer to making blood stem cells in the lab Biological SciencesHealth & Medical SciencesSTEM Australian blood stem cell research could help change the future of stem cell medicine. Two new pieces of research out... Years 8 & 10
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Student Activity & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. Genetic discovery may help scientists reverse hearing loss Biological SciencesPhysical SciencesSTEMTechnology Listen up: study in mouse model provides insight into the development of crucial sensory hair cells. This resource can be... Years 8-12
Video & Film, Article, SCINEMA & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. Why is there asymmetry in nature? Biological SciencesChemical SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM From lefty snails to deadly chemicals, asymmetry in nature is more common than you think. Use the free student activity... Years 3, 5, 8 & 10
Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. EXPLAINER: How do cells know when they’re fully grown? Biological SciencesSTEM Scientists unlock the key to cell size regulation – and it’s all in the DNA. How do cells regulate their... Years 8 & 10
Video & Film & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. How did we get here? Are races real? Biological SciencesSTEM How does race connect with our evolutionary past? And what does genetics have to do with it? We asked evolutionary... Years 10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Top five examples of convergent evolution Biological SciencesSTEM When faced with a problem, natural selection will often produce similar solutions in unrelated animals. Use this short article with... Years 10
Article & Video & Film Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Briefing: The Future of Food Biological SciencesEarth SciencesSTEM in ActionSustainability What will our food look like in the future? Rachel Burton, from the University of Adelaide, and Angela Pattison, from... Years 4, 7 & 9-10
Article Please login to favourite this article. Stark legacy: secrets of dire wolves revealed Biological SciencesSTEM Forensic DNA reveals dire wolves are their own species. This interesting resource is best suited for Year 10 Biology students... Years 10
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Article & Student Activity Please login to favourite this article. COSMOS Magazine: Live Fast, Die Last Biological SciencesSTEM In complete defiance of one of nature’s most fundamental laws, a species of tiny, frenetic bat is living 10 times... Years 2-3, 5 & 7-8
Article Please login to favourite this article. Can cat genes explain their nine lives? Biological SciencesSTEM Maybe not, but they can help unravel genomic mutations. This article describes research about cat genomes and mutations. It is... Years 10