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1st high school stem cell curriculum offered

1st high school stem cell curriculum offered

1st high school stem cell curriculum offered






California is home to some of the world's most promising stem cell research, but to sustain the industry, the state will need an ever-increasing army of trained workers - from lab technicians to top-level researchers - and a healthy backbone of nonscientists who understand the issues at stake, say stem cell research advocates.
With that in mind, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has developed the country's first high-school stem cell curriculum, which will be pitched to science teachers this fall. It is already being taught at a handful of Bay Area high schools.


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1st high school stem cell curriculum offered

California is home to some of the world's most promising stem cell research, but to sustain the industry...

Oakland school board puts parcel tax on ballot

Oakland school board puts parcel tax on ballot
Oakland voters will decide a $195 parcel tax on the November ballot, a measure approved by the school...