Message in a bottle
10 Mar 2022

Message in a bottle

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Messenger RNA technology, so long in the wings, has leapt from understudy to main act. Its deceptively simple technology has potential well beyond our current COVID predicament. This topical article could be used with students in years 8 to 12 … Continued
How does a virus stop?
27 Jan 2021

How does a virus stop?

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How does a virus stop? — Angela Gaganis, Year 1. This article is written for Year 1 students however it provides a basic explanation of viruses that is well suited to all year groups that want to learn about COVID-19 … Continued
Working In… Health — Vaccination Researcher
9 Jul 2020

Working In… Health — Vaccination Researcher

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The Working In… series compiles a selection of fascinating STEM jobs in a multitude of fields. They are designed to highlight the variety of STEM careers available to students that they may not have considered, or been aware of before now. Find out … Continued
Best of: Vaccination
17 Apr 2020

Best of: Vaccination

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Our best of series, published each week, collates our favourite and most popular resources for a particular topic. This week: Vaccinations for year 8 and 9 students studying Biological Sciences. Australian Curriculum Code: ACSSU150, ACSSU175 "Multi-cellular organisms contain systems of … Continued
Tassie devils hold clue to how cancer conceals itself
27 Sep 2019

Tassie devils hold clue to how cancer conceals itself

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Some human cancers use the same hiding trick. This interesting scientific development could be discussed with students in year 8 and 10 studying Biological Sciences as well as those in years 11 and 12 studying units 2, 3, and 4 … Continued
Norovirus spread tracked with mathematical modelling
8 Mar 2018

Norovirus spread tracked with mathematical modelling

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Topics:   Biological Sciences – Cells; The Body; Additional: Careers; Technology; Maths Concept (South Australia): Biological Sciences – Interdependence & Ecosystems; Form & Function Years: Year 8; Year 9 How does norovirus spread through cruise ships? Birds and mammals beat lizards … Continued