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SBP helps students “worm” up to science at STEM Expo

Authorsgammon
Date

March 7, 2016

On Saturday, March 5, a keen group of SBP volunteers hauled wagons of lab coats, mutant worms and magnifying glasses to give the next generation of scientists—mainly kids in grades K-8—an opportunity to see first-hand how tiny worms named C. elegans are used to understand the aging process.

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The summer scientist

Authoradmin
Date

August 1, 2014

Summer in Florida is the time of year when college students typically take a break from their textbooks and head off to the beaches to enjoy barbecues and sunshine. For Seminole State of Florida Honor Student and rising University of Central Florida junior Mitchell Thomas it also means participating in one-of-a-kind, hands-on lab research at Sanford-Burnham in Lake Nona.

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