Biotechnology: A Laboratory Skills Course
Start or enhance your biotechnology course with this dedicated biotechnology laboratory textbook designed to build molecular biology skills through hands-on activities and real world applications.
Overview
Digital version of Biotechnology: A Laboratory Skills Course, Student Edition — available directly from VitalSource.
Content Overview
- Chapter 1 — The Biotechnology Industry
- Chapter 2 — Laboratory Skills
- Chapter 3 — Microbiology and Cell Culture
- Chapter 4 — DNA Structure and Analysis
- Chapter 5 — Bacterial Transformation and Plasmid Purification
- Chapter 6 — The Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Chapter 7 — Protein Structure and Analysis
- Chapter 8 — Immunological Applications
- Chapter 9 — Research Projects
Download detailed chapter outlines of the student edition.
Biotechnology: A Laboratory Skills Course by J. Kirk Brown is a biotechnology textbook that blends science background with hands-on laboratory activities and real-world applications. Use it to start or enhance a biotechnology course and prepare your students to be critical thinkers as biotechnology shapes their world.
The Student Edition provides students with background information, protocols, and career insights for today’s exciting research and manufacturing laboratory environments. The Teacher Supplement guides educators from planning and setup through assessment of the textbook activities, and a Laboratory Notebook is also available for student use.
Student Edition
Written with students in mind, the Student Edition is aligned with the Biotechnician Assistant Credentialing Exam (BACE) and includes:
- Concise science background on topics relevant to 21st century biotechnology
- Protocols for hands-on activities to develop key laboratory skills
- Student-centered lesson frameworks for an inquiry approach
- Real-world application and ethics case studies to illustrate the broader implications of biotechnology
- Information on careers in biotechnology to broaden job option awareness
- Background on industrial biotechnology, biological drug development, and regulatory agencies and processes
- Project ideas and extended background to support student research
This textbook meets the Manufacturing Standards and Specifications for Textbooks (MSST) developed by the State Instructional Material Review Association (SIMRA).
Teacher Supplement
An indispensable accompaniment to the Student edition, the Teacher Supplement helps you prepare and teach the activities in the student textbook. It provides thorough preparation instructions and implementation guides including:
- Activity timelines with stopping points
- Anticipated results and analysis
- Tips and safety information
- Opportunities and rubrics for assessment
- Inventory tables and advanced preparation instructions
- Answers to pre-laboratory and post-laboratory questions
- Student-centered lesson frameworks
Laboratory Notebook
Use the laboratory notebook to teach your students how to document their observations, hypotheses, experimental designs, calculations, analysis, and conclusions like real scientists. Each record-keeping page has preprinted spaces for experiment title, date, traceability, and student and teacher signatures.
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Aligned with the BACE
Download the Correlation Table for the Biotechnician Assistant Credentialing Exam (BACE)
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Recommended by HOSA
The textbook is a recommended resource for the HOSA competitive event in Biotechnology.
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Pacing and Purchasing Guide
This pacing guide suggests curricula for introductory or advanced biotechnology courses using activities in Biotechnology: A Laboratory Skills Course, Second Edition.
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