As the heat index rises, one thing remains at zero—the cost of the engaging and informative educational materials produced by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
In addition to its award-winning booklets on biological science topics, NIH's National Institute of General Medical Sciences now offers a range of online products, including:
•A Twitter feed and Facebook page that provide information about some of the latest new scientific advances
•Biomedical Beat, a monthly electronic digest of scientific advances from around the country
•Inside Life Science, short features that reveal how biomedical research is deepening our understanding of health and disease
•An e-book version of the highly popular booklet, Inside the Cell; more e-books are planned
•Dowloadable scientific images and movies, including some on YouTube
•Audio and video interviews with scientists doing cutting-edge research
Other free NIGMS materials include:
•Printed and online educational booklets covering topics like genetics, cell biology, biochemistry and computational biology that present scientific concepts and examples of current research
•The twice-yearly magazine Findings that "puts a face on scientists" by profiling interesting researchers who are pursuing important scientific questions
•Interactive games and crossword puzzles that test knowledge gained from the educational materials
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