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Getting the most out of dissection in anatomy teaching

The importance and benefits of dissection for undergraduate anatomy classes.
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New for physiology educators: Take a look inside the Mechanical and Chemical Digestion module…

Engage your undergraduate physiology students with this hands-on digestive system lab practical investigating the impacts of simulated mechanical and chemical digestion on a selection of real foods.
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World Alzheimer's Month: The best exercises to boost blood flow to your brain

Physical exercise has been shown to lower the risk of Alzheimer's and vascular dementia by increasing blood and oxygen flow in the brain. But which exercises work best?
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Building the PowerLab C

When it came time to re-engineer the PowerLab, maintaining our already high level of quality and reliability was key.
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Highlight of the semester - why CrawFly is the perfect training opportunity for those teaching neuroscience

“If you’re trying to implement invertebrates into your lab work or into the classroom but you don't necessarily have people around you to help you or guide you...It’s perfect.”
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Free Download: A Guide to Transforming Traditional Undergraduate Science Education

Teaching science? Download this free eBook on Education 4.0 and learn how you can transform your traditional science labs and lessons with active learning.
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Streamlining Seizure Detection with Kaha Telemetry

Learn how the team at the Anticonvulsant Drug Development Program are using Kaha telemetry to speed up their data analysis.
Redesigned Rodent Langendorff Blog

Why we redesigned the Langendorff Apparatus

We talk to JC Tan about redesigning the Langendorff Apparatus for improved usability and flexibility.
Langendorff Direct Perfusion Core Blog

Collect data from closer to the heart: The Direct Perfusion Core inside our new Rodent Langendorff

How our new compact Langendorff improves data accuracy by allowing measurements to be taken closer to the heart.
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PowerLab C competition winner: Associate Professor Josh Sebree

Congratulations to Associate Professor Josh Sebree for winning a brand new PowerLab C! Find out how the PowerLab C will help Josh and his team get data during their caving expeditions.
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The power of backward design in education

Discover a strategic approach for effective course design. Learn how implementing backward design in education can enhance your science students' learning outcomes.
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Using basic science to solve clinical conundrums: How Lt supercharges veterinary education at the University of Melbourne

Professor Elizabeth Tudor and Dr. Christina Marth use technology to teach in the integrated, systems-based Doctor of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Melbourne.
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ChatGPT for Researchers

ChatGPT is not as helpful as you may have hoped... or feared ChatGPT is an AI language model that gained mass popularity at the end of 2022, when it was made available to the general public as a kind of chatbot. Its capacity to produce fluent and coherent text is far beyond what had been available...