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Who Gets Sick?
In this lesson, students learn that disease is influenced by genetic factors. They also learn one’s likelihood of inheriting the genes for a particular disease is linked to ancestral makeup—to the particular branches of the human family tree from which one descends.
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Asthma & Allergies
This lesson explores how disruptions to the body trigger asthma and allergies. It also explores the immune system, specifically its involvement in allergies and asthma.
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Newborn Screening
In 2010, national standards were issued to help states align their newborn screening programs with modern health standards, technology, and practices.
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Your Health
This booklet, from the Science Inside series, explores biomedical research and how far health and scientific research has come in the last 150 years.
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3D Tissue
3D scaffolding in cells helps scientists understand a patient’s cancer cells and personalize treatments.
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