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Visible Body Releases 3D, Dissectible Pig Model

Visible Body is excited to release a new, fully dissectible 3D pig model as part of Visible Biology. With this release, students and instructors will be able to explore pig anatomy from head to tail. Visible Biology, the company’s flagship product ...
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Biology

Darwin's Finches Keep Evolving

In 1835, a young Charles Darwin arrived in the Galapagos Islands as part of the voyage of the HMS Beagle. The Beagle’s mission was to take ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Biology, Technology in Education

How Can I Use Visible Biology to Teach State Standards?

One of the biggest challenges in teaching biology is getting students excited about things they can’t see. It’s hard to visualize abstract concepts ...
Biology

No Frog? No Prob! A 3D Visual Guide to Frog Anatomy

There’s a reason frog dissection is the quintessential biology lab: examining frog anatomy teaches students about how organ systems function in ...
Biology, Lesson Plans

Free Lesson Plan: Teaching Replication, Transcription, and Translation

DNA replication, transcription, and translation basics are an important part of any introductory biology course. Here’s a lesson plan instructors can ...
Biology

3 Creatures that Confused Darwin

When a 22-year-old Charles Darwin, fresh from studies at Cambridge, left on a voyage to circumnavigate the globe, nobody expected much. In fact, ...
Biology

Explore the Anatomy of Invertebrates with New Models!

To celebrate the new models released in Visible Biology this week, let’s look at invertebrate anatomy. Studying invertebrates is a great way to get ...
Anatomy & Physiology, Biology

Mitosis and Meiosis: What's the Difference?

Did you know that right now, inside your body, some of your cells are making copies of themselves? Don’t worry—that’s normal. Your cells need to make ...
Technology in Anatomy Education, Biology, Technology in Education

10 Things Instructors and Students Love About Visible Biology

Instructors around the world can now use Visible Biology, a 3D visual guide to biological processes and concepts. Visible Biology is offered within ...
Biology

6 Evolution Myths—Debunked!

If there was a New York Times bestseller list in 1859, Charles Darwin might have made it with his groundbreaking book On the Origin of Species by ...