Development of Molecular Biology Components for Upper-Level Biology Laboratory Courses

这个项目提高了我们在以下五门课程中教授生物学的分子和细胞方面的能力：遗传学、细胞生物学、植物形态和进化、微生物学和发育生物学。学生能够分析细胞器，更准确地识别未知微生物，更深入地研究抗原-抗体相互作用，并了解更多关于发育的分子方面的知识。项目仪器还允许对核成分进行新的调查、细胞膜分析、植物和动物的遗传指纹，以及探索微生物在生物技术中的使用。此外，通过引入分子方法学，我们主要项目的实验室部分发生了重大的、质的变化。

This project enhances our ability to teach molecular and cellular aspects of biology in the following five courses currently offered in our program: genetics, cell biology, plant morphology and evolution, microbiology, and developmental biology. Students are able to analyze cellular organelles, identify unknown microorganisms with greater accuracy, study antigen-antibody interactions in greater depth, and learn more about the molecular aspects of development. Project instrumentation also allows for new investigations into nuclear composition, analysis of cellular membranes, genetic fingerprinting of plants and animals, and exploration of the use of microorganisms in biotechnology. In addition, there is a significant, qualitative shift in the laboratory component of our major program by introducing molecular methodologies.