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A group of German researchers is bringing to light the medicinal wisdom of the Middle Ages.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Evolutionary relationships can be tricky to explain. By using simple, everyday objects, your students can work them out for themselves.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Using nothing but a pig’s heart, a knife and a supply of water, you and your students can investigate how the heart pumps.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
In the African forest, Fabian Leendertz and his team look for new infectious agents that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Could one of them cause the next pandemic?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Soaring temperatures, a flooded landscape, violent winds…. What would our planet be like without the Moon?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Spinal cord injury typically causes permanent paralysis and is currently a condition without a cure. Could stem cell therapy provide hope?
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Around 1.5 billion people worldwide are overweight or obese. Are we just eating too much or can we blame our genes? Here’s how to investigate the genetics of obesity in the classroom.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
What does the majority of our DNA do? Hundreds of scientists have spent years examining these ‘junk’ sequences, which may hold the key to serious diseases – and much more.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Science in School is published by EIROforum, a collaboration between eight of Europe’s largest inter-governmental scientific research organisations (EIROs). This article reviews some of the latest news from EIROs.
Ages: not applicable;
Does true altruism exist? And can science provide the answer?
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
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Monastic medicine: medieval herbalism meets modern science
Topics: Biology, Chemistry, Health
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Phylogenetics of man-made objects: simulating evolution in the classroom
Topics: Biology
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From the bottom of our hearts: a hands-on demonstration of the mammalian heartbeat
Topics: Biology, Health
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Evolving threats: investigating new zoonotic infections
Topics: Biology, Health
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Life without the Moon: a scientific speculation
Topics: Physics, Biology
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Spinal cord injury: do stem cells have the answer?
Topics: Biology, Health
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The genetics of obesity: a lab activity
Topics: Biology, Health
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Laying bare our genetic blueprint
Topics: Biology
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Science in space, society and synchrotrons
Topics: News from the EIROs, Physics, Biology
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The mystery of altruism
Topics: Biology
