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Article: Tools for DNA analysis and physiological measurements used for undergraduate instructional teaching laboratory exercises.(Science Education)(Brief Article)
- Article from:
- Journal of the Alabama Academy of Science
- Article date:
- April 1, 2003
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Hands-on teaching experiences have been used successfully in demonstrating basic concepts of the biological sciences, especially with undergraduate students. Techniques of electrophoresis using a commercial DNA fingerprinting kit and the ability to visualize physiological measurements using the computer based BIOPAC system, were found to be most beneficial for understanding basic physiological principles during instructional teaching laboratory exercises. Laboratory exercises will be developed using the DNA fingerprinting kit by creating a crime scene. Students then can collect crime scene DNA samples (e.g. urine, saliva, blood), then isolate, quantify, purify, and analyze ...