Point of View: Students, Butterflies, and Cancer | NSTA

Point of View: Students, Butterflies, and Cancer

Journal of College Science Teaching -- November/December 2005

This article accounts one research scientist's interest in butterflies and his aversion to dealing with cancer with it hitting so close to home. Prefering to emphasize problem-solving skills rather than recall, this scientist finds himself studying the genetics underlying the formation of butterfly patterns. It is his goal for students to learn to make connections between disparate branches of science.

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