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ABE Turkey Team Held a Meeting with the Participating Teachers to Make Plannings before the 2nd Term Classroom Practices!

Within the scope of the "Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) Program" carried out in cooperation with DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP and METU in order to increase the interest of young generations in biotechnology and to encourage them to pursue careers in these fields, a meeting with the participating teachers was held to make plans before the 2021-22 academic year

1st bioengineered hybrid animals discovered — in ancient Mesopotamia

Skeletons of "kungas" discovered in a princely burial.

Mesopotamians were using hybrids of domesticated donkeys and wild asses to pull their war wagons 4,500 years ago — at least 500 years before horses were bred for the purpose, a new study reveals.

Online LabXchange Teacher Training was Held Within the Scope of Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) Program

LabXchange is a free digital platform designed for science education. This platform, funded by Amgen Foundation and developed by Harvard University, offers interactives, interactive laboratory simulations, videos, articles and a variety of educational materials to students, teachers and science enthusiasts.

With ABE Türkiye Teacher Community A Wonderful Day at Hacettepe University Biosphere Museum!

As ABE Türkiye project team, we held an introductory event with our teachers at Hacettepe University Biosphere Museum on Monday, April 22, between 9:00-12:30.

Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) Program DNA Isolation, Micropipetting, and Gel Electrophoresis Teacher Training Completed!

The new teachers participating in the Amgen Biotech Experience (ABE) Program completed their Phase I training (DNA Isolation, Micropipetting, and Gel Electrophoresis) after the face-to-face training sessions held at the Middle East Technical University (METU) Department of Biological Sciences on October 8th and 15th, followed by an online meeting on October 18th.