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The Biology Behind Fear

STEMe

Understanding the biology of fear is crucial for unraveling the intricacies of our survival instinct and how it influences our behavior and overall well-being. Two neurotransmitters that play key roles in the biology of fear are glutamate and GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid).

Biology 52
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Detracking Students in High School Science - A Case Study (Part 2 in series)

Wisconsin Science and STEM Education

In the early 90s, some freshmen took physical science and some “more advanced” learners were tracked into biology. So, some freshmen went through a course sequence of physical science, biology, and chemistry, while others tended to take biology, chemistry, and physics.

Biology 53
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Teaching Macromolecules in Biology

The Trendy Science Teacher

Teaching macromolecules could very well be one of the most boring topics in Biology! Today, on the blog, I am sharing some ideas for Teaching Macromolecules in Biology. Crash Course Biology- You Are What you Eat. My students do pretty well with the content until we start talking chemistry. Introduction. Talk to ya soon!

Biology 52
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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement Published: The global cement industry is gigantic, so finding ways to reduce its impact on the climate is essential for a sustainable future. The chemistry of cement It is the use of resources, especially raw materials, that forms the current focus of Theo’s research.

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Why is Tracking Students a Problem? (Part 1 in a series)

Wisconsin Science and STEM Education

In observing high school science classes and talking with the teachers, I saw the core materials for freshman biology were a series of packets developed by the teachers. Through further discussion, they let me know that honors biology did not use those same materials.

Biology 89
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How do enzymes speed up chemical reactions?

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Focusing her research in biochemistry and molecular biology, she explores the factors that enable the astonishingly fast catalytic rates of enzymes. Despite more than half a century of detailed studies, there is still no satisfactory physical model for the enormous rate of accelerations generated by enzymes. THE KLINMAN GROUP.

Biology 98
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Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics

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Black holes: the meeting of gravity and quantum physics. Dr Daniel Terno and his team at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, are building a framework of characteristics that can be used to search for black holes in the Universe, but their findings may challenge our understanding of the fundamental laws of physics.

Physics 68