This link contains four articles for Biology 401 recitation regarding Life in Balance. The first article is on cellular differentiation, the second article is on malaria, the third on the spread of malaria and the fourth article deals with population regulation. All articles are provided in pdf format. There is also an editable handout available, along with a pdf version and a copy of TA notes in...
In this game you are to take on the job as a Cell Division Supervisor. Are you familiar with the different phases in the cell cycle? If not, maybe you should pay extra attention to the image of the cell cycle in the introduction. (Description from thew website) This is an interesting game designed to help students learn the cell cycle regulation. You will play as a "cell division supervisor"...
Activity designed for introductory biology students in recitation. Students develop a general knowledge of cellular structure and function by listing, describing, and drawing the parts of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells. Designed to be done in three parts where each group contributes differently to each cell type.
What is epigenome? How epigenome is different from genome? How do the epigenetic studies benefit us? How does epigenetic therapy work? This video provides short answers to those questions, and also shows some biotechniques such as DNA purification and cutting DNA out from a piece of gel.
In the same webpage, "A Tale of Two Mice" gives a more in-depth explanation of how epigenetic...
There are many issues for discussion from this video, including (1) the meaning of cloning stem cells that have the exact genetic makeup as the patient, (2) the scientific scandal about Korean's scientists that published fake data claiming they successfully cloned stem cells, (3) the application of cloned stem cells, (4) the differences between cloning cells and cloning organisms, (5) the...
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