... a variety of bacteria that will help you absorb nutrients, prevent disease, keep your skin hydrated, and even improve cognitive function. A diet of sugar- and fat-rich foods will cultivate less diverse bacteria and species that cause inflammation in your gut and impair memory and focus ( Quercia et al...

... relationships along a string using shared characteristics. The cards provided address Next Generation Science Standards pertaining to inheritance/variation (LS3) and unity and diversity (LS4). I provide a detailed description of the activity as well as the tools needed to perform this lesson. Students...

... to help explain human differences, and these discussions can be of personal significance and use to students. Students were asked to watch the following videos before the class meeting: “The Diversity of Sex, Gender, and Sexual Orientation” (18 min., Strong Medicine, 2017), https://www.youtube.com...

...Peter Rillero; Ali Kozan Soykal; Alpay Bicer Problem-based learning via virtual exchange affords opportunities for students to learn biology while developing abilities to learn about and work with diverse others. We describe an activity using these methods, with goals for students to develop useful...

... and soil environments influence plant species abundance and community richness. With this activity, students will gain a better understanding of these prolific, but overlooked, forms of biological interactions that impact the diversity and functioning of ecosystems. Research on plant–soil interactions...

... the University of California Press's Reprints and Permissions web page, www.ucpress.edu/journals.php?p=reprints . 2016 Conservation diversity ecology extinction species accumulation Prior to class, students will be given a set of background readings, with two observations/problems...

... Press's Reprints and Permissions web page, www.ucpress.edu/journals.php?p=reprints . 2016 Diversity metabolism community metabolic diversity carbon-source utilization engagement EcoPlates microbial diversity natural environment soil There are many ways in which microbiology...