Explore the addition of algae as a cancer treatment with a video that explains how a specific type of algae prevents chemotherapy from attacking healthy cells. The results are amazingly positive!

Concepts

cancer, algae, engineering design, genetic engineering

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Include in a unit that studies different cell types and/or cancer
• Have groups compare and contrast a treatment of just chemotherapy and one that includes both chemotherapy and algae

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should understand the body is made of different types of cells

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Thoroughly explains the behavior of cancer and how treatment counteracts that behavior
• Uses diagrams to illustrate the concepts 

Cons

• None