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This issue features Estela Arrese, a biochemist who studies fat storage and regulation in insects and Kevin Tracey, an immunologist and neurosurgeon who studies why our immune systems can make us sick. As with all issues of Findings, this one includes a science-based crossword puzzle and extra online content. Subscriptions are free.
There are many other printed and online resources about medically relevant life sciences. You can order individual copies or classroom sets of printed materials at http://pull.xmr3.com/p/1934-7992/93946494/text002-classroom.html.html. From that same Web site, click on the desired publication to download full-text HTML or PDF versions.
Here is a sampling of the free NIH products:
– Award-winning booklets on topics including cell biology, genetics, chemistry, pharmacology, structural biology, and computational biology. Several of the booklets are enhanced with additional online content.
– Interactive games and crossword puzzles that teach science.
– Scientific image galleries containing downloadable photos, illustrations, and videos.
– Video and audio interviews with scientists.
– A monthly electronic newsletter that highlights recent scientific advances.
– Three full-color classroom posters.
These materials are produced by the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS), part of the National Institutes of Health. They are not copyrighted and teachers are free to excerpt content from them to use in the classroom or on a class Web site.
If you have any questions about NIGMS science education materials, please contact Alisa Machalek at alisa.machalek@nih.gov or 301-496-7301.
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