The Wayback Machine - https://web.archive.org/web/20220121181226/https://www.pnas.org/portal/teaching-resources

New Research In

Teaching Resources

Transplantation of sperm-producing stem cells

CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing can improve the effectiveness of spermatogonial stem cell transplantation in mice and livestock, a study finds.
Origins of funnel web spider toxins

A highly lethal class of funnel web spider toxins likely developed as predator defense, and the toxin’s human lethality was an evolutionary coincidence, a study suggests.
Predicting the spread of Asian giant hornet

A study examines the ecological niche and potential invasive spread of the Asian giant hornet, Vespa mandarinia, in North America.

Profiles

Profile of Michael E. Mann

Sep 29, 2021

Cracking the Clock: Ronald J. Konopka and Seymour Benzer

Sep 20, 2021

Profile of Ruth Lehmann

Sep 13, 2021

Core Concepts

Core Concept: Green ammonia could produce climate-friendly ways to store energy and fertilize farms

Dec 01, 2021

Core Concept: In the wake of COVID-19, decentralized clinical trials move to center stage

Nov 17, 2021

Core Concept: Herd immunity is an important—and often misunderstood—public health phenomenon

May 19, 2021

Inner Workings

Inner Workings: Astronomers uncover new way to measure the speed of stars

Jan 12, 2022

Inner Workings: Using vaccines to harness the immune system and fight drugs of abuse

Dec 22, 2021

Inner Workings: Can feeding the gut microbiome treat malnutrition?

Dec 08, 2021

Commentaries

Plants protect themselves from herbivores by optimizing the distribution of chemical defenses

Jan 20, 2022

When kinetics plays strange tricks

Jan 20, 2022

Using big data to track major shifts in human cognition

Jan 18, 2022

About

As a world-class multidisciplinary research journal, PNAS offers a wealth of content—from Core Concepts articles that explain a trending topic in a given field, to the ability to quickly download figures and tables for PowerPoint slides—that will enhance course curricula and encourage classroom discussion. These informative resources are collected here in the PNAS Teaching Resources Portal.

Science Sessions Podcast

Racial disparities in communication

Racial disparities in electronic communication.

Ray Block Jr. and John Holbein report that Americans are more likely to respond to an emailed survey request from a sender with a putatively White name than a sender with a putatively Black name.

Listen »| Transcript »| Subscribe »|

More Podcasts »