Abstract Purpose The National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) at the National
Institutes of Health (NIH) recognizes an urgent need for educator resources on cutting edge …

Science literacy has many personal and societal benefits that allows for better informed
decision-making. Although the importance of science literacy is recognized globally, there …

Our civilization's ability to generate data has far surpassed our current, collective capabilities
to efficiently access and utilize it. And while the necessary educational infrastructure is trying …

Over the last few decades, the nature of life sciences research has changed enormously,
generating a need for a workforce with a variety of computational skills such as those …

Modern biotechnology has a large and rapidly increasing impact on society. New advances
in genetics, stem cells and other areas hold great potential for human health but also …

Many introductory biology courses amount to superficial surveys of disconnected topics.
Often, foundational observations and the concepts derived from them and students' ability to …

Bioinformatics is one of the fastest growing interdisciplinary sciences of the late 20th and
early 21st century. For many students, bioinformatics is such a new discipline that they will …

New interdisciplinary biological sciences like bioinformatics, biophysics, and systems
biology have become increasingly relevant in modern science. Many papers have …

This study examined preservice teachers' understanding of biotechnology and its related
processes. A sample comprised 88 elementary education preservice teachers at a large …

Computational thinking is a contemporary science and engineering practice that has been
introduced to the US science classrooms due to its emphasis in the Next Generation …