Tag Archives: biological processes

Protein Synthesis with Candy: I Won’t Take Credit, but It Worked

Posted on October 1, 2015 by

We have been studying protein synthesis over the past couple of weeks. In my experience, students find the details of the process difficult to remember; the role of tRNA (and its mysterious anticodon) seems especially hard for them to grasp. … Continue reading →

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Should We Teach for Biology Content, Science Skills, or Both?

Posted on August 22, 2013 by

I was fortunate to attend the Introductory Biology Project summer conference in Washington, DC in July 2012. Participants were given the opportunity to complete the following statement on a shared document: “At the end of the ideal course [in introductory … Continue reading →

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