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Genes and Race in the Classroom: Science in a Social Context
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This article describes a course for nonscience majors that uses the issue of race in humans to stimulate interest in genetics and other sciences. Student outcomes, including valuing and understanding science, plus an…
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Sonic Hedgehog: A Good Gene Gone Bad?
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In this case of a baby born with the genetic condition holoprosencephaly, students explore the “Sonic hedgehog” gene, signal transduction, and the ethics of body and tissue donation. The two-part assignment involves…
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Research and Teaching: Assessing the Effects of Prior Conceptions on Learning Gene Expression
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Gene expression is a highly theoretical concept that requires advanced reasoning skills to comprehend. Often, students receive instruction but fail to replace prior conceptions and thus do not benefit. To investigate…
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Case Study: Skinny Genes? An Interdisciplinary Look at a Complex Behavioral Disorder
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This column provides original articles on innovations in case study teaching, assessment of the method, as well as case studies with teaching notes. This directed case study uses a progressive disclosure model to expose…
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This activity provides a way for students to practice using the genetic code and, as a result, to realize the redundancy of the genetic code by practicing "reverse translation" and understand why it's physiologically…
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Favorite Demonstration: A Simple Model of Hox Genes—Bone Morphology Demonstration
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Visual demonstrations of abstract scientific concepts are effective strategies for enhancing content retention (Shmaefsky 2004). The concepts associated with gene regulation of growth and development are particularly…
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