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Strand B: Cellular Biology

Gamma ray image of the Milky Way taken by NASA’s Fermi Gamma Ray Space Telescope (NASA)

Gamma Rays: Helper or Hazard?

STEM Explained

Gamma rays might make you think of cancer, harmful radiation or superheroes. But gamma rays have lots of uses: food safety, manufacturing and even medicine!

Lacks historical marker in Clover, Virginia

Why is Henrietta Lacks Important?

STEM Explained

When the cells of Henrietta Lacks were collected by medical researchers after her death in 1951, it changed the future of medicine.

Weighing the hops

Hop To It! The Science Behind Beer

STEM Explained

Brewing beer involves a series of complex biochemical reactions.

Hand with screwdriver “repairing” DNA

DNA Damage and Repair

Backgrounders

This backgrounder explains the different ways that cells repair damage to DNA.

Can we make butter?

Can we make butter?

Hands-on Activities

Do you like butter? Find out how easy it is to make!

T cells and cancer cells - Image © Meletios Verras, iStockPhoto.com

Can Your Own Cells Cure Cancer?

STEM Explained

When a person has cancer, CAR-T Therapy uses their own cells to destroy the cancer cells in their body.

Michelle Irvine | Coordonnatrice du marketing

Michelle Irvine

Career Profiles

Marketing Coordinator

Michelle Irvine is the Marketing Coordinator for Amgen.