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This case explores the fundamental principles of memory, eyewitness accuracy, and police questioning techniques in witness identification in a crimina...

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The “Lady” of Charleston

This case uses the story of Dawn Langley Simmons, who may have been misidentified as male at birth, to illustrate the developmental basis of human sex...

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Of Mammoths and Men

The recent discovery of a mammoth frozen in the Siberian tundra is the backdrop for this case study, which explores the various theories for the extin...

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To Spray or Not to Spray?

In this case study, students grapple with the complex issues surrounding the use of DDT to control malaria, which affects millions of people in develo...

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Spring Break: A Lesson in Circuits

This case, taught in a problem-based learning format, introduces students to the topics of electricity and circuits within the context of house wiring...

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The Tokaimura Nuclear Accident

The 1999 accident at the Tokaimura nuclear fuel processing plant near Tokyo is the context for a student discussion on nuclear power and the consequen...

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Niños Desaparecidos

This case is based on the experience of 50 children who were displaced during Argentina’s “dirty war” of the 1970s, underwent DNA and protein an...

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Sonic Hedgehog: A Good Gene Gone Bad?

In this case of a baby born with the genetic condition holoprosencephaly, students explore the “Sonic hedgehog” gene, signal transduction, and the...

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Dem Bones

In this case, students enter the world of a forensic anthropologist who must determine the sex and age of an individual from a collection of bones. St...