Cancer is somewhat like an evolutionary process. Over time, cancer cells accumulate multiple mutations in genes that control cell division. Learn how dangerous this accumulation can be.

As a student science teacher, Rebecca Dodt stood in awe of the experienced teachers at Bothell High School, just outside of Seattle. Their innovative lesson plans and ability to inspire students ...

Is it not genetic?” SEP’s eight-lesson sequence on the topic, for use in classrooms or remote learning, is just one of a handful of free, open-source lessons the team created. Since 1991, SEP has ...

Lessons learned in Purdue Science help Wollnick make life less painful for breast cancer survivors 07-12-2023 During the height of the pandemic, Purdue Science Alum, Amanda Wollnick was getting a lot ...

Cancer treatments are notorious for their side effects, which occur because the treatments kill healthy cells as well as cancer cells. But a new generation of treatments causes much less ...

PEOPLE with leukaemia could in future be spared repeated courses of debilitating chemotherapy and have a far higher chance of a complete cure. A new therapy is being tested that relies on inducing ...

What we're learning from lung cancer patients who never smoked Worsening air pollution globally is causing lung cancer rates to rise everywhere. A look at Taiwan, where a majority of new cases ...

A Harvard Medical School project aims to become the first national registry for exceedingly rare cancer patients who respond mysteriously well to treatments that failed to help others.

During the height of the pandemic, Purdue Science Alum, Amanda Wollnick was getting a lot of use out of her Kitchenaid mixer, but not for the reasons one might guess. In her home lab, she was mixing ...