Association for Biology Laboratory Education

ABLE Proceedings – Volume 18

Editor: Jon Glass

Major Workshops

Use PCR and a Single Hair to Produce a “DNA Fingerprint”
A. Malcolm Campbell, John H. Williamson, and Diane Padula
[Abstract][Article]

Lighting Up: Analysis Of Yeast RAS Genes Using A Chemiluminescent Southern Blot Procedure
Karen A. Malatesta and Linda B. Cholewiak
[Abstract][Article]

Purification of Maltose-Binding Protein from E. coli Periplasm
Judith Levin
[Abstract][Article]

Cell Fractionation in Tetrahymena
Nancy J. Rosenbaum
[Abstract][Article]

Isolation of Myosin and Actin from Chicken Muscle
Richard H. Racusen and Katerina V. Thompson
[Abstract][Article]

Identification of T Lymphocytes
James M. Bader
[Abstract][Article]

Measurement of Nitrogenase Activity in N2-Fixing Nodules of Soybean
Stephen Hunt
[Abstract][Article]

Pigment Granule Transport in Chromatophores
Sally E. Nyquist and Kathryn B. Toner
[Abstract][Article]

Preparation of Mammalian Meiotic Chromosomes and Spermatozoa/Obtaining Early Mammalian Embryos and Preovulation Oocytes
Frank J. Dye
[Abstract][Article]

Olfaction and Chemical Communication
James Traniello
[Abstract][Article]

Integrating Introductory Biology and Chemistry Laboratories: Human Metabolism of Vitamin C and Fruit Juice Analysis: An Example
Patricia Samuel and Elizabeth Godrick
[Abstract][Article]

Orientation of Marine Invertebrates to Odor Sources
Rainer Voigt and Jelle Atema
[Abstract][Article]

Phenotypic Variation in Plants
Lawrence Blumer
[Abstract][Article]

Herbivory and Anti-herbivory: Investigating the Relationship Between the Toxicity of Plant Chemical Extracts and Insect Damage to the Leaves
Kathy Winnett-Murray, Lori Hertel, and K. Greg Murray
[Abstract][Article]

The Intertidal Environment of the Rocky Coast
Elaine Senechal-Brown and Harlan K. Dean
[Abstract][Article]

Avian Niche Partitioning
Fred Wasserman
[Abstract][Article]


Mini Workshops

Bioinformatics: The Retrieval and Analysis of DNA and Protein Sequences
Tongjia Yin and Janice Lovett
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Human Nutrition: Using a Computer Program to Determine How Well You Eat
Wayne Silver
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Teaching Evolutionary Pathways with Imaginary Animals
Richard Miller
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

A Multimedia-based Lab Manual: To Enrich, Improve and Expand Learning and Teaching in the Wet Lab
Gabriela Wienhausen
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

How to Get Students to Stop Asking, “Is This Lab Going to Take the Whole Three Hours?: A Description of a Cell Biology Lab Curriculum Which Emphasizes Scientific Inquiry
Donna M. Bozzone
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

Selected Laboratory Experiments for Elementary Education Major or Other Non-Biology Majors
Denise A. Martin
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

A Qualitative and Quantitative Approach to Investigating Cellular DNA Repair Mechanisms
Glenn A. Bauer
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Why Should I Wear Sunscreen? Ultraviolet Radiation, DNA, And Mutations
Sheila Kratzer and Charlene M. Waggoner
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Using the Scientific Method to Study Optical Orientation in Blowfly Larvae
William Blaker
[Abstract][Article]

Non-Majors Environmental Biology: Large Class Hands-On Experiences
Ruth E. Beattie
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

Lights, Bean Plants, Action: Starch Printing, a Student Exercise
Carol Reiss
[Abstract][Published Abstract]

DNA: From Lab to Courtroom
Catherine A. Teare Ketter
[Abstract][Extended Abstract]

Species Identification and Systematics
Linda T. Collins and Charles H. Nelson
[Abstract][Article]