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Aaron Pomerantz’s work in the Integrative Biology Department at the University of California, Berkeley, includes the exploration of butterfly wing formation, which he showcases in the time-la… 
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Insect venoms are complicated. Really complicated. You could be forgiven for thinking that it must be a relatively simple company of chemicals that makes up the painful sensation of a bee or wasp sting, but in fact a hugely complex mixture of all sorts of compounds - proteins, peptides, enzymes, and other smaller molecules - go
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Hey Chem and Bio teachers - here's some fun material to work with during your next biochemistry unit!
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What do you see in the picture above? Maybe snakes… or maybe not? All animals try to enhance their survival rates, and one of the most effective ways to achieve this goal is by looking similar to s...
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Villagers evolved antibiotic resistance without being exposed to Western medicine Via VERONICA LESTER
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great classroom connection for HS bio teachers!
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April 23, 2015 8:41 PM
A great way to bring the Amazon into your HS biology classrooms!
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Humans and vocal birds like parrots use essentially the same genes to speak.
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Coming Summer 2014. Learn more: www.fieldbiologistmovie.com
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October 17, 2014 1:17 PM
Find a way to screen this movie at your school or library and introduce your students and community to the important role of field biologists in understanding how our world works and it's NEVER been more important! Jared Flesher is a great role model for the next generation of explorers!
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Most children have a bug period. -- E.O. Wilson, Harvard entomologist and biodiversity expert I love insects, which is probably why I became a scientist focusing on these extraordinary critters and their relation to plants in the forest canopy. But insects also love me. Working in Ethiopia …
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In tropical rainforests strangler fig seeds germinate in the tree canopy and send roots downwards until they reach the soil. Then, as their roots grow they strangle the tree that originally supported their seedling stage.
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Use plant adaptations to make connections between rainforests and deciduous forests!
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When you think about baby millipedes too much, as I did today, you discover the most curious thing isn’t how many, but how few feet they have.
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Learn about birds and biology. Discover videos, sounds, animations, reference guides and teaching slides on flight, feathers, songs, nests and more.
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Great new resources and a new landing page from our friends at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology. Get your birder on!
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Golden orb-web spiders (Nephila clavipes) are sit-and-wait hunters that accumulate prey larders on their webs. These larders are sometimes stolen by other spiders. If prey items are removed from their webs, golden orb-web spiders search for them. They search longer when they have lost more prey items as well as when they have lost larger…
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We often see orb-web spiders during our rainforest workshops. Here's a great example to share with students of how the simple act of slowing down and making observations can lead to new questions, new discoveries, and fascinating natural history stories.
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All spiders are predators, but most of them are small and have rudimentary defences against larger animals that in turn prey on them. Spiders have thus evolved a range of predatory behaviours that, at the same time, allow them to evade the threat of predation. Some of the most effective strategies involve deceiving ants.
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Teaching about mimicry? Here's an example you aren't going to find in any textbook! Use this to inspire AWE in your students and teach the content!
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I love insects, which is probably why I became a scientist, focusing on these extraordinary critters and their relationships with plants in the forest canopy. But insects also love me -- and a recent research trip to Ethiopia proved no exception....
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