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1. Teaching the Central Dogma Using a Case Study of Genetic Variation in Cystic Fibrosis

   27 Jan 2022 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Abby E. Hare-Harris

   Bloomsburg University

   The central dogma of biology is a foundational concept that is traditionally included in genetics curricula at all academic levels. Despite its ubiquitous presence throughout genetics education,...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2817/?v=1

2. A Close-Up Look at PCR

   28 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Callie J. Donahue*¹, Ashley A. Adair*¹, Leslie Kate Wright¹, Dina L. Newman**¹

   Rochester Institute of Technology

   The Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) is a fundamental laboratory technique that allows for the amplification of many copies of a desired DNA target sequence. Despite its prevalence, undergraduate...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2621/?v=1

3. A clicker-based case study that untangles student thinking about the processes in the central dogma

   27 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Karen Nicole Pelletreau¹, Tessa Andrews², Norris Armstrong², Mary A Bedell², Farahad Dastoor¹, Neta Dean³, Susan Erster³, Cori Fata-Hartley⁴, Nancy Guild⁵, Hamish Greig¹, David Hall², Jennifer K Knight⁵, Donna Koslowsky⁴, Paula Lemons², Jennifer Martin⁵, Jill McCourt², John Merrill⁴, Rosa Moscarella⁴, Ross Nehm³, Robert Northington¹, Brian Olsen¹, Luanna Prevost⁶, Jon Stolzfus⁴, Mark Urban-Lurain⁴, Michelle K. Smith¹

   1. University of Maine 2. University of Georgia 3. Stony Brook University 4. Michigan State University 5. University of Colorado Boulder 6. University of South Florida

   The central dogma of biology is a foundational concept that provides a scaffold to understand how genetic information flows in biological systems. Despite its importance, undergraduate students...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2577/?v=1

4. You and Your Oral Microflora: Introducing non-biology majors to their “forgotten organ”

   22 Aug 2021 | Teaching Materials | Contributor(s):

   By Anna K. Strain¹, Kieng B. Vang¹

   University of Minnesota

   With limited time available for laboratory activities, introductory science courses for non-science majors typically use the laboratory period to reinforce material that was previously presented...

   https://qubeshub.org/publications/2514/?v=1