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    Why do Some People Inherit a Predisposition to Cancer? A small group activity on cancer genetics
    Before undergraduate students take a genetics course they generally know cancer has a genetic basis and involves the proliferation of cells; however, many are uncertain about why only a subset of...

    Keywords: cancerInheritance patternsProbability calculationProto-oncogeneTumor Suppressor Gene

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    Homologous chromosomes? Exploring human sex chromosomes, sex determination and sex reversal using bioinformatics approaches
    Constructing a robust understanding of homologous chromosomes, sex chromosomes, and the particulate nature of genes is a notoriously difficult task for undergraduate biology students. In this...

    Keywords: bioinformaticsautosomehomologous chromosomeshomologous recombinationsex chromosomesex determinationsex reversal mutations

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    Data Management in Excel and R using National Ecological Observatory Network's (NEON) Small Mammal Data
    Students use small mammal data from the National Ecological Observatory Network to understand necessary steps of data management from data collection to data analysis by re-organising excel sheets...

    Keywords: codingR Markdowndata managementggplot2spreadsheetssmall mammals community dynamicsNEONResource TypeNational Ecological Observatory NetworkR softwaredplyr

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    Module 4: Removal of Introns from pre-mRNA by Splicing
    In this module, students will learn to identify splice donor and acceptor sites that are best supported by RNA-Seq data, and use the canonical splice donor and splice acceptor sequences to identify...

    Keywords: geneticsdata visualizationmolecular biologygenomicsexonintronsplicingSimilarity searchesRNA Maturation

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    Module 3: Transcription, Part II: What Happens to the Initial Transcript Made by RNA pol II?
    This module teaches about the three key steps that are involved in converting the pre-mRNA into a mature mRNA: 1) The addition of a 5’ cap, 2) The addition of a 3’ poly(A) tail, 3) The removal of...

    Keywords: geneticsmolecular biologyGenome BrowsergenomicssplicingmRNAcDNA5' Cap3' Poly(A) TailRNA Maturation

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    Module 2: Transcription Part I: From DNA Sequence to Transcription Unit
    This module illustrates how a primary transcript (pre-mRNA) is synthesized using a DNA molecule as the template. Students will learn about the importance of the 5' and 3' regions of the gene for...

    Keywords: data visualizationmolecular biologybioinformaticsGenome BrowsergenomicsTranscription InitiationTranscription Start SiteTranscription Termination Signal

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    Data Analysis and Cancer
    This is a flipped classroom approach, students will learn the basic content about cell-signaling, p53, and transcription factors before class. During class students will focus on data analysis...

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveBiochemistrymolecular biologydata interpretationBiological Data Analysiscell cyclemacromoleculesGenetic diseaseCell signaling

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    Spectral Seismology Module (Project EDDIE)
    Based on a conceptual presentation of waveforms and filters

    Keywords: Project EDDIE

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    Intro videos and terminology for GMOs, Transcription, Translation
    Compiled resources around GMOs and protein production including vocabulary, animations, videos, and games

    Keywords: geneticsagricultureplantstranscriptiongenomesGMOtranslation

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    DNA and Knot Theory
    This module introduces knot theory in the context of understanding the packing of DNA. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: DNAGenetic InformationTopologyKnot Theory

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    Synapse Transmission and Action Potentials
    This module introduces action potentials in the context of understanding nerve impulses. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: InequalitiesOpenStaxAnimal Physiology

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    Using computational molecular modeling software to demonstrate how DNA mutations cause phenotypes
    This lesson is a five-week series of laboratory activities designed to help students transition from applying lower order thinking skills to the central dogma to applying higher-order thinking skills.

    Keywords: bioinformaticsNIBLSEProtein StructureDNAmolecular modelinggenotypephenotypeCourseSourcecomputational modelingcentral dogmaplant leaf structure

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    A Hands-on Introduction to Hidden Markov Models
    A lesson in which students will understand the basic structure of an HMM, the types of data used in ab initio gene prediction, and its consequent limitations.

    Keywords: Markov modelbioinformaticsgenomicsNIBLSEtranscriptionCourseSourceexonintronsplicing

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    Introduction to Mathematical Modeling in Biotechnology, Cell Biology, and Physiology
    The course is a mathematical and computational exploration of five diverse areas of biology: human locomotion, gene sequence analysis, signal transduction pathways involved in cancer,...

    Keywords: mathematical modelingcoursehuman locomotionneuroanatomyneurophysiologysignal transductiongene sequence analysis

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    Politeness Data
    The dataset recorded properties of formal and informal speech registers in Korean.

    Keywords: linguistics

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    Artificial Intelligence
    This video explores what artificial intelligence is and features people who work on different aspects of intelligence. How do we make machines that think like humans? How can we tell when we’ve...

    Keywords: videosbig datamachine learningArtificial IntelligenceScience Forward

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    Data Management using National Ecological Observatory Network's (NEON) Small Mammal Data with Accompanying Lesson on Mark Recapture Analysis
    Students use small mammal data from the National Ecological Observatory Network to understand necessary steps of data management from data collection to data analysis by estimating small mammal...

    Keywords: data managementspreadsheetssmall mammals community dynamicsNEONCapture mark-recaptureResource TypeNational Ecological Observatory Network

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