Thanks again to Daniel Baker from @4273pi and Luke Holman from Edinburgh Napier for conducting their workshop on bioinformatics to our current higher students on Monday. The students found the session incredibly valuable and enjoyed using the BLAST search!
My S1s really enjoyed putting on their detective hats today to identify who the suspect of a crime was. They used loads of skills, such as communication, literacy, problem solving, but most importantly their knowledge of DNA profiling to correctly identify the correct person 🕵🏻🩸
Our AH biologists were looking at calculating the mitotic index of a spider plant.
Here are some of the cells they were able to view under the microscope🔬:
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Our budding S3 biologists were focusing on the pros and cons of using pesticides and at the end of the lesson they were asked for their opinion. Here is a sample of some of their responses:
Any S5 students interested in studying biological, biomedical or animal sciences, see this exciting work experience programme. It's running from the 26th-30th July 2021. Applications open on the 26th of Feb. #workexperience 🧬🧫 @BHS_Phys@Bio_BHS@DYWBHS https://t.co/xLvDK8SL6Q
Here is the schedule for the e-sgoil sessions next week. Lots of opportunities to get some extra support. To sign up, you need to register at https://t.co/R6YJIfsTi8. You'll also need your glow details and your candidate number. @BHS_Phys@Bio_BHS#esgoil