Je participe aujourd’hui à la conférence dite “NBEC” du CBERC (Canadian Biotechnology Education Resource Centre), un évènement annuel qui réunit chercheurs de haut niveau et enseignants du secondaire afin de créer des relations entre le milieu de la recherche et celui de l’école et faciliter l’intégration des découvertes en biologie dans les cursus scolaires.
C’est bien sur au Canada que cela se passe, sur le campus de York, à Toronto.
Une heure m’est octroyée pour discuter en quoi le champ d’étude de l’ADN ancien nous amène quotidènement à remonter le temps.

Le programme de la conférence>

This conference will provide an opportunity for secondary school science teachers to hear from some of Canada’s leading bioscience researchers and to learn about activities and programs that will help with their delivery in the classroom. Laboratory workshop sessions will permit participants to gain some experience in performing lab activities that complement the current educational curriculum. Information about academic and career choices for students will be highlighted. The program will address current research developments in bioethics, biodiversity, biopharmaceuticals, agri-foods, nanotechnology, and many other areas of investigation that fall under the rubric of bioscience. It will also offer information about academic and career opportunities for students.