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Create a transgenic fly, learn how to identify bacteria, identify a neuron based on the morphology...

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Scientists have a special system to keep track of plants and animals. They don't want to confuse a dog with a coyote, or a honey bee with a killer bee. Take the quiz.

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Second in a series of workshops, this one focusing on integrating math and biology into undergraduate education

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Making Your Mind: Molecules, Motion, and Memory

The brain is an infinitely complex organ that produces our every emotional, intellectual and physical act. How does our brain allow us not only to breathe, walk and talk but to remember what happened to us yesterday-or 30 years ago? Join two HHMI investigators from Columbia University-Nobel laureate Eric R. Kandel, M.D., and Thomas M. Jessell, Ph.D.-as they explore the molecular biology of this astounding organ and its vast network of more than 100 billion neurons.

Watch the 2008 Holiday Lectures on Science →

Making Your Mind: Molecules, Motion, and Memory, here on December 4 and 5.

A weekend program offers mid-Atlantic high school students a chance to experience the Chesapeake Bay hands-on.

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Ten graduates of the elite science and technology magnet program met over the summer to create top-flight engineering courses for high school students.

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New sequencing technologies speed up large sequencing projects—for scientists prepared for a flood of data.

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