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- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Biotechnology Use in the Real World
In this project, developed by ABE Australia Master Teacher Fellow Amy Chen, students become familiar with the many ways that biotechnology is in the world around us, and how it impacts our lives, and… Read more
Class Sessions18
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Pocket Lesson)
Who Decides? The Ethics of Organ Transplantation
In this pocket lesson, students learn about the process adopted in various areas of the world to decide who receives available organs. This content gives students the opportunity to explore how these… Read more
Class Sessions3
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Web-based)
Gene Regulation of the Red Fluorescent Protein in the PARA-R Plasmid
This lesson introduces students to the concept of gene regulation, and several related topics. It covers several types of operons, including the regulation mechanism involved in Foundations of… Read more
Class Sessions11
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
ABE for Lower Secondary School
This lesson is a series of lower-secondary school activities modeled after the ABE Foundations of Biotech lab series. In it, younger students can explore some of the tools and techniques of… Read more
Class Sessions6–10
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Quality Control Testing of Purified RFP
In this series of hands-on activities, students perform quality-control tests on the red fluorescent protein, which they created and isolated during the ABE Foundations of Biotech labs, and learn to… Read more
Class Sessions5
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Web-based)
Genetic Technologies Overview
This lesson provides an introduction to eight current topics in biotechnology, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA "fingerprinting," and genetic sequencing. The scientific principles are… Read more
Class Sessions11
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Yeast – The Living Tool
Because the cellular processes of yeast are relatively easy to manipulate, it has been extensively used as a model organism in biotechnology research. Like human cells, yeast cells have a nucleus… Read more
Class Sessions4
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Thalassemia
In this lesson, students deepen their understanding of the relationship between scientific research in modern biology and medicine by studying the genetic basis of thalassemia, a form of hereditary… Read more
Class Sessions15
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Innovative Cancer Treatments
This lesson aims to engage and deepen students’ experiences and expertise in the field of “Cancer Cells” and “Innovative Therapies for recurring or difficult-to-treat cancers,” and in particular… Read more
Class Sessions15–20
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Why Is Scientific Research Regulated?
This lesson covers scientific regulation and an overview of bioethics, as well as nuclear energy, gene editing, and a number of other hot-button issues that students will definitely have heard about… Read more
Class Sessions10
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Is It in Our Genes? Race and Health
In this companion to the ABE Exploring Precision Medicine module, students explore and compare the concepts of race and genetics, and the social and medical impact these categories may have on… Read more
Class Sessions5–10
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Viral Variants
This project addresses several key issues related to microorganisms, and places students in the role of CDC investigators who are studying the origins of a virus resistant to treatment. In addition,… Read more
Class Sessions8–10
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
The Good, the Bad, and the Complex Part 1: The Good—Lactic Acid Bacteria
Students investigate some of the claims companies make about probiotics and learn several key techniques in biotechnology (including aseptic technique, spreading, pipetting, sterilization using a… Read more
Class Sessions5+
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
What Can DNA Tell Us About Race?
This project examines issues of race and racism using a variety of scientific lenses, and debunks many widely held misconceptions. Students use a variety of techniques to look at misconceptions,… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Web-based)
Saving a Life
A man drinks an unknown liquid and soon is found unresponsive in an emergency room. Students use bioinformatics tools to investigate what substance caused such a life-threatening response. Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Web-based)
Responding to a Mystery Illness
This resource is based on real events, though the timeline and details may have been changed to allow it to be used for educational purposes. As part of an imaginary WHO team, students help determine… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Pocket Lesson)
Designing Babies with CRISPR
In this pocket lesson, students read and analyze an article exploring the process of genetic modification and the implications it can have on society. Students explore the ethics of editing embryos… Read more
Class Sessions2–3
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Foundations of Biotech
The Foundations of Biotech labs were created to introduce students to biotech techniques and concepts; in these labs, students explore recombinant DNA technology. Sequences of these labs were… Read more
Class Sessions4–20
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Lab-based)
Exploring Precision Medicine
CURRENTLY IN REVISION The Exploring Precision Medicine module explores the connections between genes and traits. Students learn how slight genetic differences can impact how well a patient responds… Read more
Class Sessions8–12
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
ABE for Lower Secondary School
This lesson is a series of lower-secondary school activities modeled after the ABE Foundations of Biotech lab series. In it, younger students can explore some of the tools and techniques of… Read more
Class Sessions6–10
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Quality Control Testing of Purified RFP
In this series of hands-on activities, students perform quality-control tests on the red fluorescent protein, which they created and isolated during the ABE Foundations of Biotech labs, and learn to… Read more
Class Sessions5
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Yeast – The Living Tool
Because the cellular processes of yeast are relatively easy to manipulate, it has been extensively used as a model organism in biotechnology research. Like human cells, yeast cells have a nucleus… Read more
Class Sessions4
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
The Good, the Bad, and the Complex Part 1: The Good—Lactic Acid Bacteria
Students investigate some of the claims companies make about probiotics and learn several key techniques in biotechnology (including aseptic technique, spreading, pipetting, sterilization using a… Read more
Class Sessions5+
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
What Can DNA Tell Us About Race?
This project examines issues of race and racism using a variety of scientific lenses, and debunks many widely held misconceptions. Students use a variety of techniques to look at misconceptions,… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Lab-based)
Foundations of Biotech
The Foundations of Biotech labs were created to introduce students to biotech techniques and concepts; in these labs, students explore recombinant DNA technology. Sequences of these labs were… Read more
Class Sessions4–20
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Biotechnology Use in the Real World
In this project, developed by ABE Australia Master Teacher Fellow Amy Chen, students become familiar with the many ways that biotechnology is in the world around us, and how it impacts our lives, and… Read more
Class Sessions18
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Pocket Lesson)
Who Decides? The Ethics of Organ Transplantation
In this pocket lesson, students learn about the process adopted in various areas of the world to decide who receives available organs. This content gives students the opportunity to explore how these… Read more
Class Sessions3
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based)
Exploring Tools of the Biotechnology Lab: Yeast – The Living Tool
Because the cellular processes of yeast are relatively easy to manipulate, it has been extensively used as a model organism in biotechnology research. Like human cells, yeast cells have a nucleus… Read more
Class Sessions4
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Thalassemia
In this lesson, students deepen their understanding of the relationship between scientific research in modern biology and medicine by studying the genetic basis of thalassemia, a form of hereditary… Read more
Class Sessions15
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Innovative Cancer Treatments
This lesson aims to engage and deepen students’ experiences and expertise in the field of “Cancer Cells” and “Innovative Therapies for recurring or difficult-to-treat cancers,” and in particular… Read more
Class Sessions15–20
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Why Is Scientific Research Regulated?
This lesson covers scientific regulation and an overview of bioethics, as well as nuclear energy, gene editing, and a number of other hot-button issues that students will definitely have heard about… Read more
Class Sessions10
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Is It in Our Genes? Race and Health
In this companion to the ABE Exploring Precision Medicine module, students explore and compare the concepts of race and genetics, and the social and medical impact these categories may have on… Read more
Class Sessions5–10
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based)
Viral Variants
This project addresses several key issues related to microorganisms, and places students in the role of CDC investigators who are studying the origins of a virus resistant to treatment. In addition,… Read more
Class Sessions8–10
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory
- Resource (Classroom-based)
What Can We Learn from Extreme Phenotypes?
Students learn that genetics is more complex than the simple binary relationship it is often portrayed as having. They explore how extreme phenotypes can be used to inform our understanding of drug… Read more
Class Sessions8-14
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Pocket Lesson)
Designing Babies with CRISPR
In this pocket lesson, students read and analyze an article exploring the process of genetic modification and the implications it can have on society. Students explore the ethics of editing embryos… Read more
Class Sessions2–3
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Classroom-based)
Clinical Trials: From Disease to Medicine
In the From Disease to Medicine module, students learn about the purpose and structure of clinical research by exploring the various phases of a clinical trial. Students investigate the timeline of… Read more
Class Sessions8-10
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Classroom-based)
Chasing Cystic Fibrosis
Students become engaged in learning about the disease cystic fibrosis (CF): they develop questions that they have about CF, its treatment, and its consequences, and then explore how they can… Read more
Class Sessions8–9
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Classroom-based, Pocket Lesson)
Changing Organ Donation with Biotechnology
In this pocket lesson, students explore the need for innovative solutions to the shortage of transplantable organs and how gene editing technologies might offer a potential solution. Read more
Class Sessions2-3
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Web-based)
Gene Regulation of the Red Fluorescent Protein in the PARA-R Plasmid
This lesson introduces students to the concept of gene regulation, and several related topics. It covers several types of operons, including the regulation mechanism involved in Foundations of… Read more
Class Sessions11
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary, Upper Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Web-based)
Genetic Technologies Overview
This lesson provides an introduction to eight current topics in biotechnology, including polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA "fingerprinting," and genetic sequencing. The scientific principles are… Read more
Class Sessions11
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary
- Resource (Web-based)
Using Bioinformatics to Track Down a Rare Cause of Diabetes
Many people are aware of the main two types of diabetes: type 1 and type 2. However, few people know that there are other types of diabetes. One type occurs in pregnant women (gestational diabetes),… Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Web-based)
Saving a Life
A man drinks an unknown liquid and soon is found unresponsive in an emergency room. Students use bioinformatics tools to investigate what substance caused such a life-threatening response. Read more
Appropriate AgesLower Secondary
- Resource (Teaching Materials, Web-based)
Responding to a Mystery Illness
This resource is based on real events, though the timeline and details may have been changed to allow it to be used for educational purposes. As part of an imaginary WHO team, students help determine… Read more
Appropriate AgesUpper Secondary, Advanced
- Blog Post
Drug Design: Matching a Drug to Its Target
Make sure to read our first drug design blog post: Drug Design: An Overview. When we think of medicines, we often picture colorful capsules, pills, or liquids that cure illnesses or help us feel… Read more
- Blog Post
A Real-World Biotech Detective
Detective work is not found only in law enforcement. Epidemiologists and data scientists all investigate what happens when a medicine enters the real world, “deciphering” everything from who receives… Read more
- Blog Post
Exploring New Approaches to Precision Medicine
Whether navigating the latest information about the health effects of certain foods or the benefits of specific medical treatments, the headlines and literature appear rife with examples of where… Read more
- Blog Post
Tackling the “Impossible” in Biotechnology with AI
Every medicine in your local pharmacy has taken its own unique path to the shelf. From discovery and testing to manufacturing, a new tool is rapidly transforming those pathways: artificial… Read more
- Blog Post
Tiny Transformations: Harnessing Bacterial Behavior to Cure Disease
Frederick Griffith’s 1928 experiment on bacterial transformation paved the way for numerous advances in medicine. Griffith was trying to develop a vaccine for pneumonia during which he experimented… Read more
- Blog Post
Seeing Individual Differences Through a Genomics Lens in the Classroom
A new school year is beginning now in the United States, and for some students, that means they will get exclusive access to a new ABE module, in the making for more than 3 years. The topic?… Read more
- Career Profile
Linda Murakami
When Linda Murakami was in third grade, a team of workers came and removed the top 6 inches of soil in her and her neighbor’s backyards. They were concerned about arsenic contamination from the lead… Read more