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Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkToo Many B Cells Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia and the Role of Flow Cytometry
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Science, Life Sciences, Professional Development, BiochemistryTaylor's doctor notices she has swollen lymph nodes and an elevated white blood cell count on her routine annual exam and asks h...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSeeds of Dissension A Case Study in Patenting Genetic Material
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Science, Professional Development and 4 additional..A possible act of industrial espionage is the backdrop for this case study, which introduces students to analytical techniques r...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Campus Coffee Shop Caffeine Conundrums
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Science, Chemistry, Professional Development and 5 additional..Since caffeine is a widely used substance, especially by college age students, this case on the effects of caffeine on the human...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkGiving Birth to Someone Else's Children? A Case of Disputed Maternity
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentMost students have heard about situations in which the paternity of a child is questioned, but maternity? This case was designed...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkSonic Hedgehog Genetic Abnormalities and Tissue Donations
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Life Sciences, Professional Development, Learning TheoriesIn this case study about a baby born with the genetic condition holoprosencephaly, students explore the Sonic hedgehog gene, s...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBringing Back Baby Jason To Clone or Not to Clone
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Science, Professional Development, Biochemistry and 4 additional..This dilemma case, designed for use in an undergraduate genetics course, explores the basic genetic concepts underlying the clon...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe 'Wolfman' and the Chromosomal Basis of Heredity
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis clicker case tells the story of Danny Gomez, a Mexican circus performer, and his family in order to teach basic principle...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Physiology of a Neurodegenerative Disease Huntington's Disease
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Science, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Professional Development and 3 additional..In this case, a young woman learns that her uncle has been diagnosed with Huntington s disease. She talks with her fellow gradua...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Death of Baby Pierre A Genetic Mystery
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Evolution and Adaptation, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentThis directed case study on a genetic disorder was developed for an exam on genetics for a general biology course. The case is ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkMake a Life to Save a Life
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Life Sciences, Professional DevelopmentIn this clicker case, students learn about meiosis through the real-life story of a couple who used pre-implantation genetic s...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkImmunological Malfunction?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Life Sciences, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Professional DevelopmentThis case study was developed to complement the study of the immune system and to emphasize the crosstalk that occurs at the cel...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkThe Case of Baby Joe Chronic Infections in an Infant
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Professional Development, Life SciencesThis interrupted case study follows the declining health of an infant who suffers from recurrent infections and finally is diagn...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBut I'm Too Young! A Case Study of Ovarian Cancer
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Cells, Professional Development, Life SciencesIn this ???????clicker case, students are introduced to Abby, a college student who has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer. As ...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkBreast Cancer Risk Using Real Medical Histories to Rank Genetic and Environmental Influences
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Structure and Function in Living Things, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Human Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry and 3 additional..This case study takes a combined directed and discussion approach to explore risk factors for breast cancer. After a preparatory...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPoor Devils The Plight of the Tasmanian Devils
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Science, Professional Development, Biochemistry and 6 additional..Cancer is usually thought to be a disease that affects individuals. But could cancer evolve to become infectious? This case foll...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkA Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy A Case Study of Recessive Inheritance in Inbred Populations
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Chemistry, Professional Development, Life SciencesWhen a newborn develops symptoms eerily similar to those of an older sibling who died shortly after birth, his Mennonite parents...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkPKU Carriers How Many Are in Your Hometown?
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Science, Professional Development, Life Sciences, BiochemistryIn this interrupted case study, students read about a college student with phenylketonuria (PKU). Students learn how diet affec...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkJosie An Interdisciplinary Case Study of Madness
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Life Sciences, Professional Development, Psychology, History-Social ScienceIn this interdisciplinary case, students meet Josie, the main character, who suffers from a variety of symptoms. Students must g...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkExperimental Design and Statistical Analysis Bt Corn, Lignin, and ANOVAs
Grades: Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Earth's Resources, Professional Development, Earth & Space Science and 5 additional..This case is based on a research paper about the lignin content of genetically modified corn published in the American Journal o...Views: 0Favorites: 0
Resource Type: Website / HyperLinkWhich Little Piggy Went to Market? Bioinformatics and Meat Science
Grades: 9 to 12, Undergraduate to GraduateSubjects: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Measurement, Tools, and Data Analysis, Science, Professional Development and 4 additional..In this case study, a scientist is contacted by a friend from a meat processing plant who is looking for a test to determine the...Views: 0Favorites: 0