Integrative Biology 131 - Lecture 02: Skeletal System

Posted by admin on July 19th, 2009 and filed under systems | 25 Comments »

Integrative Biology 131: General Human Anatomy. Fall 2005. Professor Marian Diamond. The functional anatomy of the human body as revealed by gross and microscopic examination.

The Department of Integrative Biology offers a program of instruction that focuses on the integration of structure and function in the evolution of diverse biological systems. It investigates integration at all levels of organization from molecules to the biosphere, and in all taxa of organisms from viruses to higher plants and animals.

The department uses many traditional fields and levels of complexity in forging new research directions, asking new questions, and answering traditional questions in new ways. The various…

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Do Kids Really Need Homework?

Posted by admin on July 16th, 2009 and filed under homework | 25 Comments »

In this edition of “Assignment America,” Steve Hartman meets a precocious 11-year-old in the 5th grade, Ben Berrafato, who eloquently compares homework ignments to slavery.

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