scholarly journals New Approaches in Cancer Biology Can Inform the Biology Curriculum

2018 ◽  
Vol 80 (3) ◽  
pp. 168-174 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynda Jones ◽  
Diana Gordon ◽  
Mary Zelinski
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Biology ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Medical Issues ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Biological Concepts ◽  
Reproductive Anatomy ◽  
Thoughtful Discussion ◽  
Biology Curriculum ◽  
Affect Gene Expression

Students tend to be very interested in medical issues that affect them and their friends and family. Using cancer as a hook, the ART of Reproductive Medicine: Oncofertility curriculum (free, online, and NIH sponsored) has been developed to supplement the teaching of basic biological concepts and to connect biology and biomedical research. This approach allows integration of up-to-date information on cancer and cancer treatment, cell division, male and female reproductive anatomy and physiology, cryopreservation, fertility preservation, stem cells, ethics, and epigenetics into an existing biology curriculum. Many of the topics covered in the curriculum relate to other scientific disciplines, such as the latest developments in stem cell research including tissue bioengineering and gene therapy for inherited mitochondrial disease, how epigenetics occurs chemically to affect gene expression or suppression and how it can be passed down through the generations, and the variety of biomedical careers students could pursue. The labs are designed to be open-ended and inquiry-based, and extensions to the experiments are provided so that students can explore questions further. Case studies and ethical dilemmas are provided to encourage thoughtful discussion. In addition, each chapter of the curriculum includes links to scientific papers, additional resources on each topic, and NGSS alignment.

Can a Biology Course Rooted in the Tree of Life Overcome Student Misconceptions?

2016 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 93-98
Author(s):  
John W. Doudna
Keyword(s):  
Tree Of Life ◽  
Student Comprehension ◽  
Student Misconceptions ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
History Of Evolution ◽  
History Of ◽  
Course Material ◽  
Biological Concepts ◽  
Biology Curriculum ◽  
Common Misconceptions

Introductory biology for nonmajors provides an opportunity to engage students with the complexity of life. In these courses, instructors also have the opportunity to experiment with course material and delivery, especially with an intent to overcome common misconceptions about biology. Fortunately, frameworks exist that can be integrated into a completely novel classroom framework: the AP biology curriculum and the tree of life. In addition, assessments are available that specifically address common misconceptions. I tested whether such a novel approach, covering the four big ideas in biology equally and structured around an accurate depiction of biodiversity as a branching history of evolution, can improve student comprehension of difficult biological concepts. In the end, I found that students improved significantly in their understanding of biology and were much less likely to have common misconceptions about difficult topics.

IV. Experiment in Medicine

1946 ◽  
Vol 8 (03) ◽  
pp. 166-178 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henry Dale
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Experimental Method ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Medical Progress ◽  
New Era ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
History Of

I have been asked to speak about the history of the experimental method in medicine, with particular reference to the nineteenth century. This indication, though I do not propose to regard it as setting a limit, seems to have a special fitness, since it is to the nineteenth century, and especially to its latter half, that we must look for the effective beginning and astonishingly rapid development, the veritable outburst, indeed, of activity in the application of the experimental method to medicine, which opened the new era of medical progress in which we are living today. It is curious, perhaps, that this should have come so late in the history of science. For medicine had figured early in man's attempts to understand nature and his relation to it, and many departments of science which have long ago achieved recognition as independent bodies of knowledge originated as aspects of the physician's equipment—botany, for example, zoology and chemistry, as well as human anatomy and physiology, which still retain their attachment to the medical group of the scientific disciplines. From this point of view, then, it is not surprising to find two physicians, William Gilbert and William Harvey, as the leaders in this country of the scientific revolution which had begun in Europe in 1543 with the publication, within a few weeks of one another, of two books—one by Copernicus of Cracow,De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium, and the other by Vesalius of Padua,De Humani Corporis Fabrica. Both Gilbert and Harvey, we may be proud to remember, studied and first graduated in Medicine here, in Cambridge.

Advanced Cellular Neural Networks Image Processing

2011 ◽  
pp. 45-50
Author(s):  
J. Álvaro Fernández
Keyword(s):  
Neural Network ◽  
Image Processing ◽  
Cellular Neural Network ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Vlsi Circuits ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
The Core ◽  
Scientific Papers ◽  
Artificial Neural Network Ann ◽  
Cellular Computer

Since its introduction to the research community in 1988, the Cellular Neural Network (CNN) (Chua & Yang, 1988) paradigm has become a fruitful soil for engineers and physicists, producing over 1,000 published scientific papers and books in less than 20 years (Chua & Roska, 2002), mostly related to Digital Image Processing (DIP). This Artificial Neural Network (ANN) offers a remarkable ability of integrating complex computing processes into compact, real-time programmable analogic VLSI circuits as the ACE16k (Rodríguez et al., 2004) and, more recently, into FPGA devices (Perko et al., 2000). CNN is the core of the revolutionary Analogic Cellular Computer (Roska et al., 1999), a programmable system based on the so-called CNN Universal Machine (CNN-UM) (Roska & Chua, 1993). Analogic CNN computers mimic the anatomy and physiology of many sensory and processing biological organs (Chua & Roska, 2002). This article continues the review started in this Encyclopaedia under the title Basic Cellular Neural Network Image Processing.

Human Adult Reproductive System

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patrick Guthrie ◽  
Johanna Von Hofe ◽  
Rachael B Lancaster
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive System ◽  
Endocrine System ◽  
Reproductive Organs ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Human Reproductive ◽  
Reproductive Anatomy ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
And Function ◽  
Pituitary Adrenal Axis ◽  
Physiologic System

The human reproductive system is a unique combination of organs and endocrine components that is extremely complex and adaptive. The reproductive organs are distinct between males and females, and sexual differentiation is a result of genotype, gonadal type, and phenotype. The anatomic and physiologic system of each sex is composed with a set purpose: to propagate the human species. Linked closely to the reproductive system is the endocrine system, which provides the messengers and feedback mechanisms that allow the development, maintenance, and function of the reproductive organs. The gonads have both endocrine and exocrine functions, namely steroidogenesis and gametogenesis. This review focuses on the components of the endocrine system as well as male and female anatomy and physiology to fully grasp the human reproductive system.  Key words: fertility, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, reproductive anatomy, sexual aging, sexual physiology

scholarly journals 73 Engaging youth through bovine reproductive practices

2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. 5-5
Author(s):  
Nicholas W Dias ◽  
Alvaro Sales ◽  
Claire L Timlin ◽  
Curtis Friedel ◽  
Vitor R G Mercadante
Keyword(s):  
Beef Production ◽  
Anatomy And Physiology ◽  
Reproductive Management ◽  
High School Juniors ◽  
Bovine Reproduction ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Semen Storage ◽  
Reproductive Anatomy ◽  
Do It Yourself ◽  
Rectal Palpation

Abstract Two programs have been established at Virginia Tech with the purpose of engaging youth and showcasing agriculture. The Governor’s School for Agriculture (GSA) program began in 2001, and has over 1,850 graduates. High school juniors and seniors from different areas of the Commonwealth’s schools spend time on campus exploring the life sciences. The Virginia 4-H State Congress (4HC) is the premier, statewide annual 4-H event for outstanding teens, providing educational experiences to Virginia teens and helping them develop life skills and leadership abilities. Our extension group has focused on exposing teens enrolled in the GSA and 4HC to beef production, particularly bovine reproduction and reproductive biotechnologies. The 4-hr workshop, titled “Do it yourself cows”, consists of a mixture of in-class presentations and hands-on laboratories relating to bovine reproductive anatomy and physiology and reproductive biotechnologies. The wet-laboratory consists of bovine female reproductive tracts anatomy dissection and artificial insemination and rectal palpation simulation with a mannequin, as well as demonstrations of equipment used in the field including, nitrogen tank for semen storage, ultrasound and microscope visualization of bovine embryos. The GSA “Bovine Reproduction” course is 4 days long and allows for in-depth discussion of factors influencing fertility and case discussions on beef reproductive management. The hands-on portion of this course is similar to the 4HC workshop, however students are able to perform rectal palpation and ultrasonography in cattle. So far, 40 students from the GSA and 80 students from the 4HC (2 GSA, and 4 4HC programs) have graduated in the course. At the completion of both programs, a survey was performed and 100% of the students considered the program positive and gained knowledge and interest in bovine reproduction. Furthermore, 20% of students from the GSA program developed a desire to pursue a career in livestock production, and 92% of 4HC students claimed to have learned information they can apply in their communities. Our data indicate that we were successful in engaging youth in animal agriculture, specifically beef production.

Building the future biotechnology workforce: A University of Houston model

1969 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rupa S Iyer ◽  
William E Fitzgibbon
Keyword(s):  
Life Science ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Recombinant Dna ◽  
Biological Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Recombinant Dna Technology ◽  
University Of Houston ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Biological Concepts ◽  
Higher Institutions

The field of biotechnology has become more quantitative and interdisciplinary as research in biotechnology continues to grow at a tremendous rate with broader and complex applications in medicine, agriculture, the environment and nanobiotechnology. The tremendous research in recombinant DNA technology has profoundly transformed the way biologists design, perform and analyze experiments. As biological concepts and models become more quantitative, biological research will be increasingly dependent on concepts and methods drawn from other scientific disciplines. Therefore, in order to prepare our undergraduate life science students to be future research scientists, we need to transform undergraduate education. This will require life science majors to develop and reinforce connections between biology and other scientific disciplines so that interdisciplinary thinking and work becomes second nature. With the integration of new technologies in biological research, biology will continue to become more interdisciplinary and will present a challenge for higher institutions that are training future biologists. This paper describes the development of a new undergraduate interdisciplinary research-based biotechnology degree programme offered by University of Houston College of Technology that addresses issues and challenges in biotechnology education.

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