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Blood Vessels Help Tumors Grow

Blood Vessels Help Tumors Grow

In this video segment, adapted from NOVA, Dr. Judah Folkman uses the scientific method to discover how cancer cells induce the formation of new blood vessels, which in turn nourish those cancer cells. OER Level

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Everyday Radiation

Everyday Radiation

How much radiation are we exposed to every day? Find out in this video segment adapted from FRONTLINE. OER Level

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Facts About Radiation

Facts About Radiation

This document from the FRONTLINE Web site offers examples of everyday exposure to radiation.

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A Family Disease

A Family Disease

This video segment from NOVA: "Cracking the Code of Life" explores the implications of genetic testing for breast cancer.

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Genetics: Tour of the Basics

Genetics: Tour of the Basics

In this interactive activity from the University of Utah, identify different kinds of genetic traits and how they are passed on from generation to generation. View examples of simple and complex trait inheritance.

6-12

Interactive

Genetic Therapy and Breast Tumors

Genetic Therapy and Breast Tumors

This video segment from the Secret of Life School Video: "On the Brink: Portraits of Modern Science" explores the genetics of breast cancer.

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How Cancer Cells Grow and Divide

How Cancer Cells Grow and Divide

This animation from NOVA: "Battle in the War on Cancer: Breast Cancer" describes how oncogenes cause cancer and how cancerous cells can spread throughout the body. OER Level

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How Cancer Grows

How Cancer Grows

Follow the growth of a carcinoma from initial mutation to widespread metastasis in this feature from the NOVA: "Cancer Warrior" Web site.

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Nuclear Reaction: Searching for Safety

Nuclear Reaction: Searching for Safety

This text excerpted from Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology by Robert Pool and reprinted on the FRONTLINE Web site looks at the impact of nuclear power.

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RNAi Therapy

RNAi Therapy

In this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about RNAi's potential to treat a wide range of genetic and infectious diseases. OER Level

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Sources of Radiation

Sources of Radiation

This interactive activity from the NOVA Web site explores sources of radiation, both harmful and beneficial, natural and manmade.

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Stem Cells: Seeds of Hope?

Stem Cells: Seeds of Hope?

This video explores the basic scientific and ethical questions surrounding the use of stem cells in medical research.

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