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I think that people should keep adopting animals, not just rats, but all the animals from WACRRA, because that means that we can keep having more ethical animal research done. And we can support that process of taking care of animals in animal research.~Evie Mochi and Pocket, rats adopted by Evie from Washington Adoption Center for Retired Research Animals* JEN: Hello, Evie....

My Life After Adopting Retired Research Rats: an Interview with Evie I think that people should keep adopting animals, not just rats, but all the animals from WACRRA, because that means that we can keep having more ethical animal research done. And we can support th…

Did you know that elephants rarely get cancer? 🐘🐘
Check out our new open access article in the March/April 2025 issue of The Science Teacher (NSTA)! It describes a new curriculum unit, Elephants & Cancer, that was designed for high school life sciences teachers and their students. Students develop an explanation for the incidence of cancer in elephants and four other animals: manatees, naked mole rats, dogs, and Galápagos Giant Tortoises. Learning activities include a hands-on gel electrophoresis lab, a bioinformatics activity, a p53 protein modeling activity, and an exploration of cladograms and genomic evolution in animals. Students discover why elephants’ genetic makeup makes them less susceptible to cancer and how an understanding of the TP53 gene and p53 protein is applicable to understanding cancer in humans. The full curriculum unit is freely available from the Fred Hutch Cancer Center's SEP Curriculum webpage (linked below).

Read the full article here: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00368555.2024.2446565

March/April 2025 issue of the Science Teacher: https://portal.nsta.org/journal/the-science-teacher/2025-mar-apr

SEP Curriculum: https://www.fredhutch.org/en/education-training/teachers/science-education-partnership/sep-curriculum/elephants-and-cancer.html

We hope to see you all next week at PRIM&R in Seattle!