The Use of DNASTAR Lasergene Educational Software with Molecular Techniques to Support Bacterial Identification
Physiologic tests in microbiology are typically performed to aid in differentiating and identifying bacterial isolates. With the increasing utilization of molecular techniques in both research and c...

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Case-Based Strategies for Enhancing Student Interest and Understanding of Cellular Respiration
Cellular respiration is a challenging topic for introductory biology students to understand. The underlying foundational concepts of redox and thermodynamics rely on a chemistry background, and many s...

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Human Genetics with Mustard: Use of DNA Markers for Paternity Testing In Rapid-Cycling Brassica rapa (Fast Plants Type)
Students create a paternity dispute consisting of a child with two alleged fathers using rapid cycling Brassica rapa. The students purify DNA from the subjects and use PCR and gel electrophore...

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Runaway Sexual Selection Simulation Game
Sexual selection was proposed by Charles Darwin as a special form of selection that could result from either competition between members of one sex for the opposite sex (typically male-male competitio...

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On-line Laboratories for Introductory Biology to Enhance Web-based Learning
The co-authors have developed on-line laboratory exercises for introductory biology that can be used as extensions of wet labs, as lecture-associated homework, or in distance education. Although it...

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An Authentic Undergraduate Research Experience that Combines Genome Annotation and Functional Genomics
Genome analysis is on the forefront of genetic research. It has implications for advances in basic research, medicine, agriculture, justice, environmental science and archaeology. One strategy to stu...

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Making Cell Structure and Function Interactive and Interesting
Teaching cell structure and function in an interactive and meaningful way is a challenge. Students frequently spend the laboratory session labeling cell pictures in the manual or attempting to view ce...

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Yet another Digital Fruit Fly Lab - But with Emphasis on the Genetic Experiment
There are a host of computer simulations to help students grapple with the intellectual challenge of genetics using realistic data. This may be desirable because of the high cost in both time and mone...

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Preparing Graduate Students to Teach Introductory Biology as Inquiry: The Use of Inquiry Caselets to Solve Teaching Dilemmas
Current calls for science education teaching reform at the higher education level promote the use of inquiry-based science experiences in the classroom in order to achieve greater science literacy and...

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May the Fastest Larva Win! Inquiry-based Evolution and Food Preference Experiments
An experiment was conducted by students in the St. Francis College Biological Evolution course in which they “raced” fruit fly larvae on agar Petri plates to determine which were the fastest. The “FAS...

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