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Overcoming Obstacles to Bring Biotech Education to a New Region
In Kentucky, the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) is just getting started, with the 2021–22 school year the first that some select area schools are…
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What Can DNA Tell Us About Race?
This project examines issues of race and racism using a variety of scientific lenses, and debunks many widely held misconceptions. Students use a…
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Gregory's Lizard Lost Its Tail: The Genes of the Regenerating Tail
In this project, students, acting as young explorers and researchers, step into a virtual world and help young Gregory in his search for one specific…
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Species Diversity Barcoding
In this project, students analyze and compare DNA samples from a variety of different species in a process known as "barcoding." They also learn to…
Career Profile
Catherine Bond
Amgen Thousand Oaks
In high school, Catherine Bond found her computer science classes challenging. While that experience turned her off from the programming space…
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ABE Program Sites Scale for Shift
In this ongoing monthly feature, the Program Office highlights strategies different sites are using to scale for depth, spread, shift, and…
Blog Post
Language in STEM and Science Classrooms
One way to broaden participation in STEM at the classroom level is to focus more intentionally on the variety of ways language is used with…
Resource
Rice Genetic Modification Simulation
Rice is a staple food product in many countries across the globe, and it can be modified in numerous useful ways (e.g., to be resistant to diseases,…