Heather E. McFarlane
Career Profiles
Assistant Professor & Canada Research Chair in Plant Cell Biology
Serina Hall
Career Profiles
Mechanical Designer
Organ Transplantation
Backgrounders
Learn about organ transplantation - what it is, how it can save lives, how your immune system responds, and how the matching process works.
Anne Simonen
Career Profiles
Civil Engineering Technologist
Martina Bona
Career Profiles
Process Discipline Specialist
How do alkaloids cause addiction?
STEM Explained
Alkaloids are found in some of the most addictive substances that humans consume. What are alkaloids, and how do they cause addiction?
Osmosis and Its Role in Human Biology and Health
STEM Explained
Learn how and where osmosis takes place in the digestive system and excretory system and the role of osmosis in kidney dialysis.
Neurons: The Building Blocks of Your Brain
Backgrounders
How does your brain allow you to do and experience so much? It’s all because of the building blocks of your brain - neurons!
Namrata Joshi
PhD Neuroscience
The Science Behind Calories and Nutrition Facts Labels
STEM Explained
Find out how scientists figure out the information on food nutrition labels and why that information can help to keep you healthy.
How Do Trees Survive in Winter?
STEM Explained
What adaptations and processes do trees in northern climates have to survive winter?
Krysten Rutherford
Career Profiles
PhD Candidate, Oceanography
Alicia Rose Rossi
Career Profiles
Forensic Identification Assistant
Plant Cell Structures and Functions
Backgrounders
Learn about the many different structures that make up plant cells as well as what differentiates plant cells from animal cells.