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RNA processing and northern blot technique problem
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Science, Biochemistry, Life SciencesStudents are given a figure from a journal article of a northern blot, and are asked to interpret the results, demonstrating an ...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Gleevec and the cell cycle problem
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Science, Biochemistry, Life SciencesStudents are given a problem about a relatively new treatment for cancer, Gleevec, and asked to apply and synthesize what they h...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Gene expression during development: Experimental design problem
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Science, Biochemistry, Life SciencesThis problem challenges students to design experiments using techniques measuring gene expression (reverse transcriptase PCR, mi...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Phylogenetics problems
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Evolution and AdaptationStudents receive information about cladistics and apply this phylogenetic approach to two problems, collecting data, determining...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0Malnutrition, DNA replication, development, and schizophrenia homework problem
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Science, Biochemistry, Life SciencesAt the beginning of a DNA, DNA replication, and mitosis unit, students are given a short science news article summarizing a rece...Contributor: Pedagogy in Action (NSDL Collection)Views: 0Favorites: 0