Improvement of Molecular Biology Component of the Biology and Chemistry Laboratory Curriculum

最近，圣文森特学院的生物和化学课程中纳入了大量有关生物和环境现象中的分子机制的知识。在分子机制起核心作用的高级生物学和化学课程中，引入了几个新的实验练习（如细胞生物学、遗传学、生态学、仪器分析）。新技术包括提纯方法（如高速离心和柱层析）和分析方法（如吸收光谱）。增加了适当的纯化和分析仪器，使所有理科生都能直接体验分子研究中常用的设备，并为他们在健康和环境科学方面的研究生学习和专业工作做好更好的准备。

Considerable knowledge of molecular mechanisms in biological and environmental phenomena has been recently incorporated into the St. Vincent College curricula in biology and chemistry. Several new laboratory exercises have been introduced in each of the advanced biology and chemistry courses in which molecular mechanisms play a central role (e.g. Cell Biology, Genetics, Ecology, Instrumental Analysis). New techniques include methods of purification (e.g. high speed centrifugation and column chromatography) and methods of analysis (e.g. absorption spectroscopy). The addition of the appropriate instrumentation for purification and analysis allows all science students to have direct experience with the equipment commonly used in molecular studies, and better prepares them for graduate studies and professional work in the health and environmental sciences.