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To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate

To vaccinate or not to vaccinate, that is the question. Much of the recent trend in society against vaccination is that the general population does not understand 1) how vaccines work and 2) how one's vaccination status can influence others....

Courses: Anatomy-Physiology Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Introductory Biology Microbiology

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Understanding Host-Pathogen Interactions With the Use of Galleria mellonella

The Galleria mellonella; the larvae of the Greater Wax Moth, is a safe and effective means to study host-pathogen interactions in the undergraduate setting. The use of animal models in the teaching classroom provides an opportunity to discuss...

Courses: Immunology Microbiology

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Introducing Immunology Research Literature to Understand B-cell Receptor Gene Expression

Immunology is relevant to our everyday lives, driving a need for more engaging and inclusive undergraduate immunology education. One way to engage a diverse group of learners is by teaching them how to read and interpret the scientific literature....

Courses: Immunology Science Process Skills

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A Case Study for Teaching Toxicology: Using Whales as an Indicator for Environmental Health

One of the challenges of teaching scientific courses is helping students understand research methods, biological models, and data analysis, which can be especially difficult in classes without a laboratory component. Within the field of...

Courses: Science Process Skills Toxicology

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Exploring the Lytic and Lysogenic Life Cycles of Bacteriophages

The goal of this lesson is to introduce students to the lytic and lysogenic cycles of T4 and lambda bacteriophages, respectively, using student-centered pedagogies. Bacteriophages are viruses that infect bacteria and are either virulent or...

Courses: Microbiology

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