Despite the inherent potential of cooperative learning, there has been very little research
into its effectiveness in middle school laboratory classes. This study focuses on an empirical …

We have recently argued that, because microbes have pervasive–often vital–influences on
our lives, and that therefore their roles must be taken into account in many of the decisions …

Barcoding Life's Matrix: Translating Biodiversity Genomics into High School Settings to
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Manipulation of natural mosquito populations using the endosymbiotic bacteria Wolbachia is
being investigated as a novel strategy to reduce the burden of mosquito-borne viruses. To …

Citizen science projects are often undertaken for ecological and environmental research
purposes but also have great potential for use in microbiology research to track the …

Abstract The Elizabeth W. Jones Award for Excellence in Education recognizes an individual
who has had a significant impact on genetics education at any education level. Seth R …

Insects have extraordinary species richness: over a million species have been identified,
and even more await discovery and classification. Given their abundance and diversity …

Evolution education in the United States remains controversial and challenging. This is in
part due to the difficulty educators face when trying to overcome students' preexisting beliefs …

There are several reports concerning the intracellular bacteria, Wolbachia, which infect an
extensive range of invertebrates and promote a diverse array of reproductive alteration …

Molecular analyses of DNA samples necessitate careful attention to experimental protocols
to prevent contamination of samples during the specimen collection and DNA extraction …