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    An investigation of the fundamental properties of cells. Topics include cell structure and function, energetics and metabolism, gene structure and expression, and the techniques used to study these phenomena. Designed for students who plan to major in biology or one of the natural sciences and/ or who are pre-health. Three lectures and one three-hour laboratory per week.

     

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    In this section, you will find the course syllabus along with other helpful links that will help you have a very successful year in this course!

    Please use the link below to book office hours!

    https://centdrikahurt.youcanbook.me/


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      Find support for instructional technology here or by emailing Nikki Cohron (nwcohron@bsc.edu).

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      Drop-in and individual peer tutoring

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      Support for student physical and mental health and wellness.

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      Peer tutoring for lab reports and reflections

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    In this section, you will find fillable notes and powerpoint presentations. The lecture materials are organized by exams. 

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      Cellular Respiration

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      Attach your transcript detailing cellular respiration and each of the stages involved. Please be sure to follow the directions given in the email.

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    In this section, you will be able to access the online textbook as well as complete assignments for this course.

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    Self-Assessment Strategies

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      MARE

      The Metal and Antibiotic Resistance Evolution (MARE) Project is a course-based undergraduate research   experience (CURE) investigating the correlation between heavy metal and antibiotic resistance in bacteria. We leverage our location in an urban area with a history of significant heavy metal pollution and environmental injustice, so that students see clear connections between their research and the local community. The result is an experience that cultivates significant ownership in the project as well as ownership in the community.


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        Due before your lab. The quiz covers material through page 9 in your lab manual and pages 31-35 in your Knisely Writing in Biology book. complete the pre-lab quiz. 

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        Due before your lab. The quiz covers material from through page 16 of your lab manual, the 35th Avenue Superfund Site article, and pages 55-58 in your Knisely Writing in Biology book.

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        This quiz comes from your readings through pg. 15-16 of your Lab Manual and pgs. 59-80 from Knisely.

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        This quiz covers pages 19-24 of your lab manual.

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        Read pages 27-28 of your lab manual, pages 84-87 of your Writing in Biology text, and complete the quiz.

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    • Week 7- October 15, 2020

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      This week in lab you have the opportunity to observe your PCR product on an agarose gel! If you were successful in the amplification of your product you will purify your product to send off for sequencing. If not, you have the opportunity to try again. That's Science!

      Before lab next week:

        • Read p. 37-41 in your lab manual and p. 224-239 in Knisely.
        • Complete Pre-lab quiz 7 due before lab.
        • Your Introduction Draft is due Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 5:00 PM. More details can be found below.

      Introduction
      • When writing your introduction, the following will be very helpful:
        • The references you found during the Scavenger Hunt.
        • Introduction Workshop Worksheet.
        • Your notes on the Lead Resistance Activity/Skits.
        • Antibiotic Resistance Worksheet.

      • References
        • Be sure to use the Name-Year System (see Knisely pg. 90-93) for both: 
            • In-text references that support the claims made in your intro
            • End references listed at the end of your draft

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        Pre-lab Quiz 7

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        Read p. 37-41 in your lab manual and p. 224-239 in Knisely, and then complete the quiz.

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        Introduction Draft

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        • Introduction
          • When writing your introduction, the following will be very helpful:
              • The references you found during the Scavenger Hunt.
              • Introduction Workshop Worksheet.
              • Your notes on the Lead Resistance Activity/Skits.
              • Antibiotic Resistance Worksheet.
        • References
          • Be sure to use the Name-Year System (see Knisely pg. 90-93) for both: 
              • In-text references that support the claims made in your intro
              • End references listed at the end of your draft

    • Week 8- October 22, 2020

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      This week in lab you we will design our last experiment to determine if your bacterial isolate shares a co-resistance mechanism for heavy metal and antibiotic resistance. You will also have an opportunity to work on your figure 2 draft and rerun the agarose gel for second round PCR products.
       
      Before lab next week:

      1. Read p. 45-48 in your lab manual and p. 81-90 in Knisely.
      2. Pre-lab quiz 8 due before lab.
      3. Construct figure 2 (draft is due October 29, 2020 at 8 am) and bring a copy with you to class. Instructions can be found on page 85 of your lab manual. You will need  these files to determine resistance levels.
        1. Lead Resistance
        2. Manganese Resistance
        3. Zinc Resistance

      I am also including the class data to assist in making Figure 2.

      Class Data

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        Read p. 59-62 in your lab manual and p. 81-90 in Knisely before attempting this quiz.



    • Week 9- October 29, 2020

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      This week, for our last experiment of the semester, we will test your bacterial isolates for antibiotic resistance. We will also discuss the final components of your laboratory report.
          • Review pgs. 45-48 in your lab manual and read pgs. 81-90 in Knisely.
          • Pre-lab Quiz 9 due before lab.
          • Figure 2 Draft is due this Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 8:00 AM. 

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        Review pgs. 59-62 in your lab manual and read pgs. 81-90 in Knisely.


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        Figure 2 Draft

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        Due October 29th at 8:00 am. 

        1. Your draft should include
        2. Materials and Methods Section
        3. Results text
        4. Results figure with a caption.

        Heavy Metal Resistance (Disk Diffusion) Experiment

        Instructions for making the figure can be found on page 107 of your lab manual.

    • Week 10- November 5, 2020

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      This is your last official week of BI 125 lab! Don't worry, we still have plenty to do over the next few weeks. Today, we will start with analyzing the data from your antibiotic disk diffusion assays, then you have the opportunity to learn some basic coding, where we will analyze your PCR sequencing results.

      Before lab, please:
      1. Read through pgs. 51-55 in your lab manual.
      2. Complete the Pre-lab quiz 10.

      During lab you will need these links:


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        Final Laboratory Report

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        Due Nov. 19, 2020 at 11:59 pm. 

        Your final lab report should include an introduction (that supports all of the experiments presented in this report), materials and methods, figures 1, 2, and 3, table(s), results, discussion, and conclusions. Please refer to your lab manual, Knisely book and the comments that have been made on the previous drafts submitted via Turnitin. Remember, if you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact me, Helen or a tutor in the Writing Center. 

        Antibiotic Resistance (Kirby-Bauer Disk Diffusion) Experiment

        Be sure to include the following data that you recorded off the board in class. 

          • Table Template for data on your individual strains
          • Class Data on Imipenem Resistance

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      Resources for Writing your Lab Report


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