Instrumentation for Introductory Biology Laboratories

该奖项提供资金，以加强介绍生物实验室 通过升级实验室仪器， 这样学生就可以使用最先进的设备来设计和 他们用正式的和不那么结构化的方式进行自己的实验， 实验室练习。 生物技术正在被纳入 补充分子学讲座主题的实验课程 生物学 购买的设备是学生必须拥有的 电泳和限制性内切酶操作经验 分析--研究人员在分子生物学中广泛使用的两种技术 生物学 将购买计算机与实验室连接 设备，使学生可以设计和执行实验， 更昂贵的设备。 学生将结合使用这些 现有的设备来设计自己的实验，分析数据 写一份报告 因为它的多功能性和经济性 新的教学技术的学生可以直接参与 在数据采集和分析中，减少对演示的依赖。 受赠者正在将该奖项与非联邦来源相匹配。

This award provides funds to enhance the introductory biology labs at Texas A&M University by upgrading laboratory instrumentation, so students can use state-of-the-art equipment to design and perform their own experiments in both formal and less structured laboratory exercises. Biotechnology is being incorporated into the laboratory curriculum to complement lecture topics in molecular biology. The purchased equipment is necessary for students to have hands-on experience with electrophoresis and restriction enzyme analysis -- two techniques widely used by researchers in molecular biology. Computers will be purchased to interface with laboratory equipment so that students can design and perform experiments with more costly equipment. Students will use these in conjunction with existing equipment to design their own experiments, analyzing data and write a report. Because of the versatility and affordability of the new teaching technology students can be involved directly in data acquisition and analysis and rely less on demonstrations. The grantee is matching this award with non-Federal sources.