Unit 1: Cell Reproduction and the Continuity of Life

5 images of some flowerheads such as petunias and lilies that start as a narrow base and widen to an open shape

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!

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

Bees are important for agriculture. But bee populations face threats. This resource looks at Colony Collapse Disorder, herbicides & pesticides, and more.

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

Heavy metal is a term for some toxic chemical elements. They can cause problems like bioaccumulation, but are useful in nuclear medicine and medical imaging.