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Exercise type:Comprehension
Topic:Life

A dinosaur defined

Students answer questions about how the definition of a dinosaur is changing with new scientific evidence.

Exercise type:Discussion
Topic:Life

Getting to know your cells

These discussion prompts cover stem cells, gene therapy and the proteins of the extracellular matrix.

Exercise type:Activity
Topic:Genetics

Gene therapy through time

Students will search the Science News archive for previous articles about stem cells and gene therapy, and compare potential applications.

Exercise type:Comprehension
Topic:Health & Medicine

Flu shot response foretold

Students will answer questions about new research showing that the activity of a small number of genes can predict a young person's immune response to the flu vaccine.