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Students
At Shape of Life we believe PLAY is the best form of science research. We encourage everyone to lift rocks and get messy. A whole world opens up from our curiosity.
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Constructing the Tree of Life HandoutFull Handout Material
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Factsheet
Cambrian ExplosionThe Cambrian Explosion was a burst of animal evolution that occurred in the ocean about 540 million years ago.
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Cambrian Explosion: A BIG BANG in the Evolution of AnimalsFor most of Earth's early history, there simply was no fossil record. Only recently have we come to discover otherwise: Life is virtually as old as the planet itself, and even the most ancient sedimentary rocks have yielded fossilized remains of primitive forms of life.
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Cone Snail and Medicines From the Sea
Scientific discovery: you never know where it will lead.
Over the years scientists have discovered many drugs by testing compounds from organisms on the land and in the sea.
Cone Snail and Medicines From the Sea
Scientific discovery: you never know where it will lead. Over the years scientists have discovered many drugs by testing compounds from organisms on the land and in the sea.
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Did You Know?
Science Keeps Our Food Safe
The scientific process is used to discover pathogens found in our food. In the last 50 years scientists have discovered five times more pathogens than in the previous 50. And it’s the scientific process that helps create regulations to control and prevent these pathogens from infecting our food.
Science Keeps Our Food Safe
The scientific process is used to discover pathogens found in our food. In the last 50 years scientists have discovered five times more pathogens than in the previous 50. And it’s the scientific process that helps create regulations to control and prevent these pathogens from infecting our food.
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Scientist
Rich Mooi, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology California Academy of Sciences
““If we’re to fight the anti-science tide, as scientists, we need to better communicate with all audiences. Spread the love and enthusiasm.”
Rich's Tree of Life of sea urchins serves to spread the love of evolutionary novelty.
Rich Mooi, Curator of Invertebrate Zoology and Geology California Academy of Sciences
““If we’re to fight the anti-science tide, as scientists, we need to better communicate with all audiences. Spread the love and enthusiasm.” Rich's Tree of Life of sea urchins serves to spread the love of evolutionary novelty.
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