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    A Remote Introductory Biology Lab Using Backyard Birdwatching to Teach Data Analysis and Communication
    Asking questions, designing experiments, collecting data and interpreting those data, and communicating the results are some of the most important concepts an undergraduate biology lab can teach...

    Keywords: ecologydata analysisdata collection

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    SEAS CURE: Exploring Coral Biology Across Scales
    Complex biological concepts (like symbiosis and coral biology) that span multiple scales and cross disciplinary boundaries are often difficult for students to understand. This complexity is...

    Keywords: microscopyAnatomySymbiosisMetabolismbleachinginvertebratedinoflagellate

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    Chapter 10: Two-way analysis of variance
    Biostatistics Using R: A Laboratory Manual was created with the goals of providing biological content to lab sessions by using authentic research data and introducing R programming language....

    Keywords: biostatisticsR programming language

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    LEAGSEA
    How to perform Leading Edge Analysis in Gene Set Enrichment Analysis by Broad Institute

    Keywords: videosbioinformaticsgenomicsyoutubeLEAGSEAgene set enrichmentLeading Edge Analysis

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    A Laboratory Module That Explores RNA Interference and Codon Optimization Through Fluorescence Microscopy Using Caenorhabditis elegans
    Scientific research experiences are beneficial to students allowing them to gain laboratory and problem-solving skills, as well as foundational research skills in a team-based setting. We designed...

    Keywords: microscopyC. elegansquantitative analysisinquiry-based learninggene expressionRNA interferenceCodon UsageLaboratory Module

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    Students examine the diversity of human cell sizes and number using scientific notation
    In this powerpoint, several of the resources from the published module 'Sizes, Scales and Specialization' are used to create a mini-module that has students examine the size and abundance of...

    Keywords: ExponentsRatiosqbccmanipulate equationsCellular and Molecular Biologyconverting unitschanging scales

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    Antibody Binding
    This module introduces the Scatchard equation in the context of understanding antigen binding and the properties of antigens. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear equationshyperbolic equationsCellular Processes

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    Chemoreception
    This module introduces the probability of cell and molecule collisions in the context of understanding chemoreception. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: linear equationshyperbolic equationsCellular ProcessesChemoreception

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    Enzymes and the Rate of Chemical Reactions
    This module introduces rates of reactions in the context of understanding how enzymes affect chemical reactions. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: calculushyperbolic equationsCellular Processesrates of change

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    Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Viscosity
    This module introduces a modified Stokes-Einstein equation in the context of understanding the difference in viscosity between the nucleus and cytoplasm of cells

    Keywords: linear equationsCell StructureCell GrowthCytoplasmic Viscosity

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    Plasmodium Problem Space
    This problem space brings together diverse resources with the goal of helping biology teachers and learners engage in research investigations.

    Keywords: bioinformaticsproblem spacesNIBLSERNAseqmalariaplasmodium

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    BIO 263 Ecological Data Analysis
    Course materials for BIO 263 Ecological Data Analysis

    Keywords: Rdata analysisecological datasets

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    Sequence Similarity: An inquiry based and "under the hood" approach for incorporating molecular sequence alignment in introductory undergraduate biology courses
    Introductory bioinformatics exercises often walk students through the use of computational tools, but often provide little understanding of what a computational tool does "under the...

    Keywords: BLASTmultiple sequence alignmentsequence similarityphylogramZika virusAlgorithmScoring Matrix

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    2003-Bohren-Dimensional analysis-falling bodies--fine art of not solving differential equations
    Dimensional analysis is a simple, physically transparent and intuitive method for obtaining approximate solutions to physics problems, especially in mechanics.

    Keywords: falling bodydimensional analysisdrag

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    Yeast Cell Growth
    Numbers Count resource using Excel for data analysis

    Keywords: data analysisExcelNumbers Count

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    R for biologists
    An introductory guide to data analysis in R for life sciences researchers.

    Keywords: R

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    Chi-Square analysis of two point test cross data
    This flash tutorial simulates analysis of a 2 point test cross and will walk you through the analysis of two hypothetical traits.

    Keywords: geneticssimulationchi-squaredlinkagetest crossrecombinationdemonstrationin-class activityproblem set

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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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    Translating Co-Translational Translocation
    Understanding the process of proteins targeting to specific locations within a cell is a fundamental part of cell biology. Synthesis of proteins by co-translational translocation, which also...

    Keywords: Topologyco-translational translocationendoplasmic reticulumprotease protection assaysecretory proteinssignal sequencetransmembrane proteins

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    2018-Weber_Theers_Surmann_Ligges_Weihs-Sensitivity Analysis_of_Ordinary_Differential_Equation_Models
    This report will focus on the sensitivity analysis of ordinary differential equation (ODE) models since they can be used to model so-called Low Frequency Oscillations (LFOs).

    Keywords: sensitivityregressionparameter estimationsystemlow frequency oscillationsoscillations

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