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    Piwi Matters
    This case focuses on understanding structure and function relationships in Piwi, a protein that is critical for germline stem cell function and development of eggs in the fruit fly ovary.

    Keywords: Stem cellsmolecular visualization and analysis3D protein structure /function analysisPiwiPDBMolecular Case Study

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    Learning about Protein Structure and Function with Molecular CaseNet
    Poster on the case studies available through Molecular CaseNet that focus on protein structure and function. Presented at the 2021 BIOME Institute.

    Keywords: case studiesmolecular biologyProtein Structureprotein function2021 BIOME

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    Teaching Protein Structure Modeling
    New strains of microbes have been regularly discovered and brought into a laboratory for study in many different directions. When a new microbial genome is sequenced and assembled, the homologues...

    Keywords: Microbiology Educationbioinformaticsprotein structure modeling

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    2018-Dyjuan_Tatro-The_Mathematics_of_Cancer-Fitting_Gompertz_Equation_to_Tumor_Growth
    Fitting the Gompertz Model to long term breast cancer study data, this project ascertains gompertzian parameters that can be used to predicts tumor growth as a function of time.

    Keywords: tumorgrowthGompertzfittingparameter

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    Online Adaptation of the Cell Engineer/Detective Lesson
    One of the most fundamental themes of biology is the relationship between structure and function, which is particularly evident when it comes to cells; however, the traditional cartoon depictions...

    Keywords: cell functionCell StructureOrganelles

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    Venom: To Kill or Cure?
    In this case study, students will explore concepts of evolution, protein structure and function, taxonomy, and methods of scientific inquiry in a real-world way.

    Keywords: EvolutionphylogeneticsidigbioAP Biologytaxonomynatural history collections3D modelsoVertVenomsnakesherps

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    Box of Lessons: A Toolkit for Introducing Students to Biomolecular Structure and Function
    This is a poster describing a collection of open educational resources that were developed by faculty participating in the Molecular CaseNet Faculty Mentoring Network in Spring 2022. The collection...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsbiomolecular structureProtein Data Bankresources @ Molecular CaseNet

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    The Science Behind the ACTN3 Polymorphism
    A common polymorphism in the alpha-actinin-3 (ACTN3) gene results in the lack of ACTN3 protein expression in fast twitch muscle fibers in ~16% of the human population (1). This genetic change has...

    Keywords: protein structure and functionhuman genetic variationskeletal muscle physiology

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    Plants We Eat: Learning Form and Function from Fruits and Vegetables
    This high school or undergraduate lab consists of four activities that guide students through learning about plant parts from the fruits and vegetables with which they are already familiar....
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    Waking up Anna - Adaptations and Conversion to Mol*
    This case focuses on understanding the molecular basis of Anna's sleeping disorder and its treatment. The adaptations addressed question clarity and reformatting to use Mol*.

    Keywords: sleepmolecular visualization and analysisPDBMolecular Case StudyGABAMolCaseNetMol*MolStarProtein visualizationFlumazenil

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    Waking up Anna
    This case focuses on understanding the molecular basis of Anna's sleeping disorder and its treatment.

    Keywords: sleepmolecular visualization and analysisPDBMolecular Case StudyGABA

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    Using the Cell Engineer/Detective Approach to Explore Cell Structure and Function
    As instructors of introductory biology courses for majors and non-majors, we have struggled with teaching the concept of cell structure and function in an engaging way.  However, this is a...

    Keywords: cell functionCell StructureCellular diversityDynamic cellular functionOrganelle function

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    Maria vs Malaria
    This case study focuses on a specific enzyme Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) in the malarial parasite as a target for treating malaria.

    Keywords: bioinformaticsmolecular visualizationstructure-functionuniprotProtein Data BankMolecular Case StudyMolecular CaseNet

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    Morphological identification of mosquitoes through microscopic observation
    Scientific research is integrated into various stages of student learning, but hands-on involvement in the research process typically begins at the university level. This module aims to engage high...

    Keywords: modulebiologyproject based learningmosquitoScientific researchMicroscope usedigital accessibility

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    Teaching Cell Structures through Games
    As the basic unit of life, cells are a foundational concept for all of biology. Before students can appreciate how eukaryotic cells function either in isolation or in higher order and multicellular...

    Keywords: Cell Structurecell organellesTransmembrane Transport

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    A "Box of Lessons" for Exploring Biomolecular Structure and Function
    Biomolecular structure and function is emphasized as a core concept in a variety of community determined educational standards for biology and chemistry. Most curricula introduce students to the...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsproteinsRNADNAmolecular visualizationbiomolecular structurebiomolecular visualizationProtein Data BankPDBMolecular CaseNet FMN

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    A Walk Through the Woods
    Data driven curriculum module from Dryad Digital Repository

    Keywords: ecologygraphingResources @ Dryadhypothesis testingdata visualizationbotanyclimate changeadaptationforestryDryadLabhypothesis formulationenvironmental pressureswood structure and function

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    Introduction to Genome Browser: What is a Gene?
    In this module, we will use a web-based visualization tool called a Genome Browser to explore the structure of a eukaryotic gene, and obtain a basic understanding of how this information is...
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    Investigating Enzyme Structure and Function Through Model-Building and Peer Teaching in an Introductory Biology Course
    A foundational knowledge of the relationship between structure and function is critical to understanding how enzymes work. The seemingly invisible nature of these molecular interactions makes it...

    Keywords: structure-functionEnzymeallosteric regulationcompetitive inhibitionfeedback inhibitionnoncompetitive inhibitionproductsubstrate

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    2008-Chernyshov-EtAl-The Problem of Modelling of Economic Dynamics in Differential Form
    The authors have tried to analyze procedures of the construction of differential equations that are employed for modeling of macroeconomic processes. The results prove to be rather unexpected.

    Keywords: Fredholm integral equation ofLeontief’s modelmacroeconomic processes

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