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Pathogens that threaten human health are constantly evolving to keep ahead of our defences. But we can now track these changes at the genetic level, even as they are happening.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
A unique experiment tracks microbes changing over thousands of generations – so we can watch evolution on fast-forward.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Dissect a chicken from the supermarket to discover the unusual pulley system that enables birds to fly.
Ages: 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
Model organisms – yeast, worms, flies and mice – help researchers to probe the secrets of life.
Ages: 16-19;
Scientists propose a new hypothesis to tackle one of the big remaining mysteries in animal evolution.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Encourage your students to enter our writing competition – and see their work published.
Ages: <11, 11-14, 14-16, 16-19;
One of the world’s largest migrations is probably driven by a hormone that governs our sleep patterns.
Ages: 11-14;
What makes a cell turn cancerous – and how does a cancer become infectious? In the second of two articles on transmissible cancers, Elizabeth Murchison explains what the genetic details tell us.
Ages: 14-16, 16-19;
Is it possible to pass cancer from one individual to another? For some animals, it is – and, sadly, a unique Tasmanian species is facing possible extinction as a result.
Ages: 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;
| Issue 42
Evolution in action: pathogens
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 41
Evolution in action: the 67 000-generation experiment
Topics: Biology, Science and society
| Issue 41
How do birds fly? A hands-on demonstration
Topics: Biology, General science
| Issue 39
Life models
Topics: Biology
| Issue 38
What happens when cells embrace damage?
Topics: Understand, Biology
| Issue 36
Student competition: the search for the strangest species on Earth
Topics: Physics, Biology, Chemistry
| Issue 36
How plankton gets jet-lagged
Topics: Understand, Biology, Health
| Issue 33
Infectious cancers: the DNA story
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 32
Infectious cancers
Topics: Biology, Health
| Issue 27
Phylogenetics of man-made objects: simulating evolution in the classroom
Topics: Biology
