We closed down the Anatomy in Clay® Learning System podcast some time ago, but the conversations we conducted remain valid and—of course, we’re biased—insightful. Based on viewership to date here are a few highlights from those interviews over the years. ++ In June of 2023 we talked to Bobby Kopp, a Health Science Teacher at Milton Hershey School. Among other topics, he talked about a two-day professional development with Anatomy in Clay®. “I really enjoyed it,” said Kopp. “It was fast-paced,...

We spend a lot of time scanning news about human anatomy and related topics. And recently we noticed that much of the groundbreaking work in human anatomy is going small. In fact, today’s cutting-edge anatomists are fundamentally redefining how we view the body. We’ve known the major bones, muscles, ligaments, and nerve structures for a long time. These scientists are going deep with microscopy, 3D imaging, and complexity theory. One example is Dr. Neil Theise, a liver pathologist and...

It’s time to go spanning the globe for anatomy news and notes! Walking Snake You read that right. Not talking snakes—walking snakes. According to an article in Science Daily, a fossil found in Argentina is helping scientists slither up on a better understanding of how snakes evolved. The specimen they found belongs to an ancient, rear-limbed snake that lived nearly 100 million years ago. The species was Najesh rionegrina and it revealed that early snakes held onto their hindlimbs for a...