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Life on Mars? Teaching Life’s Characteristics and the Process of Science
The start of the semester always gets me thinking about ways to capture student interest in science and biology. Even nonmajors want to know whether life exists on other planets. Mars, of course, is a prime candidate. I have been … Continue reading
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Tagged BBC video, Experimental design, Life, Mars, Process of Science, What is Life
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