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    Let me in: Interpreting graphs of parasite infection in red blood cells
    The goal of this activity is to familiarize students with reading graphs, to think about how cells are different from one another and how parasites can take advantage of cell surface markers to...

    Keywords: graph interpretationfmnCellsStem cellsmalariaBioGraphIrepresentation in STEMcell sortinginfection efficiencycell surface proteinscell recongitionred blood cells

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    Cell Culture Best Practices: Getting Started
    These video resources show how to get started working in the lab.

    Keywords: beginnerchemical hygiene and lab safety

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    Growing Lung Carcinoma and Lung Fibroblast Cell Lines
    Basic information on how to grow Lung Carcinoma and Lung Fibroblast Cell Lines.

    Keywords: tipsCell Growthcell cultureA-549HFL-1

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    How to Grow Specific Cell Lines: Liver Cancer Cell Lines (SNU-423 and Hep-G2)
    General information for growing cell lines. One is a high-grade (fast) cancer the other is a low-grade. Makes for great comparisons within a class setting.

    Keywords: tipsCell GrowthHepG2SNU-423 ATCC

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    Easy Hypoxia Treatments for Cell Culture a CBEC Cell Block
    A combination of ideas we have found from various sources. These can be used in an undergraduate lab or Cell CURE.

    Keywords: hypoxia

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    Mechanisms of Cell Attachment
    This module introduces the calculation of refractive indices along a cell surface in the context of understanding the attachment of cells to surfaces. It is intended for an introductory biology...

    Keywords: GeometryCell StructureCell GrowthSimple EquationsInterpreting GraphCell Attachment

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    Scratch Assay (Cell Migration) Cell Block
    A video tutorial and pedagogy notes describing how to measure cell migration using a wound/scratch assay. This is an inexpensive and relatively easy experiment. A micropublication that used this...

    Keywords: wound healingcourse-based research experiences (CUREs)Cell culture-based researchScratch AssayCell migrationCancer cell biology

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    Maintenance of Cell Shape
    This module introduces an equation to calculate roundness in the context of understanding how myosin contributes to cell shape. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: AlgebraCell StructureCell Growthbar chart

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    Cell Aggregation and Sphere Packing
    This module introduces the calculation of packing density in the context of understanding cell aggregation and arrangement. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: RatiosGeometryInequalitiesCell StructureCell GrowthCell AggregationSphere Packing

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    Hemocytometer and Counting Cells Cell Block
    This resource describes how to count cells using a hemocytometer.

    Keywords: lab protocolcounting cells

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    Getting Started: Drug Treatment Calculations
    This assignment will help teach students...

    Keywords: experimentMicropipettingcalculationsdrug calculation

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    Cell Division and Rates of Population Growth
    This module introduces the exponential growth of cells in the context of understanding cell division. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: exponential equationscell growth and divisionGeometric SeriesCell StructureOpenStaxgeometric equations

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    Doubling Time of Tumors
    This module introduces the calculation of potential doubling time of tumorous cells in the context of understanding the growth of a population of the cells. It is intended for an introductory...

    Keywords: linear regressionRatiosCell StructureOpenStaxCell Growth

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    Mitotic Index and Cell Division
    This module introduces the mitotic index in the context of understanding the dynamics of cell division in the root of a plant. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: RatiosCell StructureCell GrowthchartCell DivisionMitotic Index

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    Nucleoplasmic Index
    This module introduces the nucleoplasmic index in the context of understanding how the volume of organelles and cell contents change during the cell cycle. It is intended for an introductory...

    Keywords: RatiosInterpreting GraphsCell StructureCell GrowthNucleoplasmic Index

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    Sizes, Scales and Specialization: Adapted to add scientific notation review
    This module explores how cell size and shape varies across cell types in the human body by having students calculate relative proportions of numbers in scientific notation. The adaptation has...

    Keywords: ExponentsRatiosScientific Notationcell typeqbccmanipulate equationsCellular and Molecular Biologyconverting unitschanging scales

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    Sizes, Scales and Specialization: Using Relative Proportions and Scientific Notation to Highlight the Diversity of Cell Types
    This module explores how cell size and shape varies across cell types in the human body by having students calculate relative proportions of numbers in scientific notation.

    Keywords: ExponentsRatiosCellsqbccmanipulate equationsCellular and Molecular BiologyVisual Accommodationsconverting unitschanging scales

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    Migration Assay Protocol
    Migration is a key property of live cells and critical for normal development, immune response, and disease processes such as cancer metastasis and inflammation.

    Keywords: migration assay

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    Sickle Cell Disease and Natural Selection in Humans
    A short film explores the evolutionary connection between an infectious disease, malaria, and a genetic condition, sickle cell anemia. The animation explores the genetic causes and biological...

    Keywords: HHMI BioInteractive

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    Serial Dilutions
    In this Excel workbook, users will enter the original cell concentration and the desired dilution factor (10, 100, and 1000). The program will then calculate the new cell concentration.

    Keywords: concentrationScientific Notationorders of magnitudeserial dilutions

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