A freely available gel electrophoresis laboratory manual and course materials
ABSTRACT A laboratory manual and supporting material have been developed that use 14 different problems to illustrate basic gel electrophoresis concepts and to reinforce the scientific method. This material is appropriate for those interested in science in general or biology in particular and was sp...
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| description | ABSTRACT A laboratory manual and supporting material have been developed that use 14 different problems to illustrate basic gel electrophoresis concepts and to reinforce the scientific method. This material is appropriate for those interested in science in general or biology in particular and was specifically designed for implementation at the second-year level at a 4-year university or at a technical college. In order to maximize reliability, all labs use an inexpensive size standard, and most use a simple gel preparation protocol. This course has a low consumables cost per student, per term of approximately $20. A PDF of the complete manual and instructor materials is available from the author. Inexpensive, bound color lab manuals (standard and large print) are also available. Instructor materials include a detailed weekly schedule, 31 PowerPoint slides, answers to lab questions, and an assessment bank of 86 questions. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-48df81fcf35740c5a379a8f4f67b23e62025-08-21T13:02:49ZengAmerican Society for MicrobiologyJournal of Microbiology & Biology Education1935-78771935-78852025-08-0126210.1128/jmbe.00021-25A freely available gel electrophoresis laboratory manual and course materialsR. Telfah0K. PatrickJ. L. ShultzSchool of Biological Sciences, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, USAABSTRACT A laboratory manual and supporting material have been developed that use 14 different problems to illustrate basic gel electrophoresis concepts and to reinforce the scientific method. This material is appropriate for those interested in science in general or biology in particular and was specifically designed for implementation at the second-year level at a 4-year university or at a technical college. In order to maximize reliability, all labs use an inexpensive size standard, and most use a simple gel preparation protocol. This course has a low consumables cost per student, per term of approximately $20. A PDF of the complete manual and instructor materials is available from the author. Inexpensive, bound color lab manuals (standard and large print) are also available. Instructor materials include a detailed weekly schedule, 31 PowerPoint slides, answers to lab questions, and an assessment bank of 86 questions.https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/jmbe.00021-25gel electrophoresisscientific methodagarose electrophoresislaboratory troubleshootingexperimental design |
| spellingShingle | R. Telfah K. Patrick J. L. Shultz A freely available gel electrophoresis laboratory manual and course materials Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education gel electrophoresis scientific method agarose electrophoresis laboratory troubleshooting experimental design |
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