A life changing protein
11 Aug 2021

A life changing protein
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As climate change affects agricultural crops, research into increasing the rates of photosynthesis could help to feed an ever-growing world population. This article and short video tell us about the science behind agriculture and how scientists are ensuring we have … Continued
Self-heal like a squid
25 Aug 2020

Self-heal like a squid
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A new material inspired by a natural protein found in squid. This short article is well suited to students in years 5, 8, and 10 to show them how scientific knowledge of materials and species adaptations can be applied to … 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