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Career Profile
Weston Sutherland
Amgen Thousand Oaks
Weston Sutherland remembers having great teachers at his small public high school in California. Growing up on a working cattle ranch in California,…
Blog Post
A Biotech Business with an Eye Toward the Future
When their paths crossed as high school students, Leila Daneshmandi and Armin Tahmasbi Rad never imagined they would create a company together as…
Blog Post
Broadening Participation Through the Practical Application of CRP
How can educators implement culturally relevant and responsive pedagogy (CRP), a research- and evidence-based approach that values the rich variety…
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Using Bioinformatics to Track Down a Rare Cause of Diabetes
Many people are aware of the main two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. However, few people know that there are other types of diabetes. One type…
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Saving a Life
A man drinks an unknown liquid and soon is found unresponsive in an emergency room. Students use bioinformatics tools to investigate what substance…
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Responding to a Mystery Illness
This resource is based on real events, though the timeline and details may have been changed to allow it to be used for educational purposes. As part…
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Bioethics of Gene Editing
Lyme disease is a pervasive problem in the United States. Kevin Esvelt, a scientist at MIT, is trying to use gene editing to disrupt the cycle of…
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You Becoming You
In this module, students are introduced to the concept of genes (genotypes), which code for the traits expressed by organisms (phenotypes…