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    Pre-lesson: Introduction to BLAST
    Genome Solver began as a way to teach undergraduate faculty some basic skills in bioinformatics; no coding or scripting is required. This pre-lesson introduces the BLAST tool.

    Keywords: Bioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomics

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    Pre-lesson: Introduction to BLAST
    Genome Solver began as a way to teach undergraduate faculty some basic skills in bioinformatics; no coding or scripting is required. This pre-lesson introduces the BLAST tool.

    Keywords: Bioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomics

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    Backyard Beetles + Pollinators Lab for BIO 3400 Ecology at Greensboro College
    This contains Dr. Sandra Cooke's modifications to the EREN-NEON FLP Backyard Beetles + Pollinators project developed for BIO 3400 Ecology, an upper level course taught in person at Greensboro...

    Keywords: NEONNational Ecological Observatory Network

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    Faculty Mentoring Networks: Community Professional Development for the Digital Age
    Poster for Partners@QUBES Leadership Summit 2020 What is an FMN? What is it like to be in one? What are the benefits?

    Keywords: fmn

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    Social Justice Working Group - Scientist Spotlights
    This is a reporting out of the work done by participants in the Social Justice Working group that formed as part of the BIOME 2020 Institute, which is focused on the creation and use of scientist...
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    Pre-lesson: Introduction to BLAST
    Genome Solver began as a way to teach undergraduate faculty some basic skills in bioinformatics; no coding or scripting is required. This pre-lesson introduces the BLAST tool.

    Keywords: Bioinformatics EducationBioinformatics and Genomics

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    Lesson VII - Synteny
    The lesson teaches about synteny or the order of genes along a chromosome, which is useful for looking at orthologous genes between two species or strains.

    Keywords: Bioinformatics Education

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    Evaluation of NSF RCN-UBE SCORE Summit
    Data summary for evaluation findings of the NSF RCN-UBE: Sustainability Challenges for Open Resources to promote an Equitable Undergraduate Biology Education (SCORE) summit held at Bates College,...

    Keywords: evaluationSTEM Evaluation

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    REMNet Tutorial, R Part 3: Creating Alpha Diversity Plots in R 5.2.19
    Video on creating alpha diversity plots in R from the Research Experiences in Microbiomes Network

    Keywords: VideoMicrobiology EducationR programming languagemicrobiomesCoastal wetlandsmanagementnortheastsea-level risesalt marshresearch in the classroomREMNeturban microbiomes

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    Sex Verification Testing of Athletes
    This interactive module explores the biology of sex determination and development in humans, set against the backdrop of the different sex testing policies implemented throughout sports history.

    Keywords: Resources @ HHMI - BioInteractiveDevelopmental BiologyAnatomy & PhysiologyScience & SocietySex hormoneshuman reproductive development

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    Math Skills in Biology Education: A Principles Focused Evaluation (PF-E) of Community College Faculty Needs
    Poster on math skill instruction in community colleges presented at the 2019 BioQUEST & QUBES Summer Workshop

    Keywords: mathcommunity colleges2019 QUBES/BioQUEST Summer Workshop

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    Figure of the Day - Teaching Notes - Boersma
    Teaching notes from my application of Figure of the Day in my BIOL305 Ecology lecture course for biology majors.

    Keywords: ecologygraphsmath attitudesResources @ BIOMAAPInterpreting Graphs

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    An Investigation of Island Biogeography using Data from Online Natural History Collections
    Module on coevolution in which students utilize natural history collections. Initial module by AIM-UP was modified by BLUE

    Keywords: moduleQuerying databasesThe Analysis of Biological DataResources @ AIM-UP!Island biogeographynatural history collection

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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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    Diversity Indices: Shannon's H and E
    This module introduces Shannon's diversity index in the context of understanding how to mathematically measure the species diversity in a community. It is intended for an introductory biology...

    Keywords: ecologydiversityFunctionsOpenStaxdiversity index

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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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    Half Life of mRNA
    This module introduces exponential growth and decay in the context of understanding the stability of mRNA. It is intended for an introductory biology audience.

    Keywords: exponential equationsGenetic Informationlogarithmic equationshalf-lifemRNA

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    Taking a Second Look: Investigating Biology with Visual Datasets
    An article exploring the use of visual datasets as an educational aid for biology students.

    Keywords: Evolutionpedagogyclassificationphylogenyvisual learningResources @ QUBES - Teaching & Reference

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    Luria-Delbruck
    These two workbooks model the evolution of phage resistance in a bacterial population under two alternative hypotheses.

    Keywords: ExcelphageResources @ ESTEEMLuria-Delbruckresistance

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    Critical Zone Science Part II
    As part of our effort to model the redwood forest water budget, we used the InTeGrate Unit 5.2 to put numbers to pathways.
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