Use of Instructional Technology as an Integral Part of a Non-Major Science Laboratory Course: A New Design

The use of instructional technology to learn and teach science is a natural approach for today's undergraduate. This online journal article discusses the advantages and outcomes of adding computers to a non-major laboratory to serve as the research laboratory notebook. The computers converted the course into a dynamic student- centered classroom. Cooperative teams became very active in doing inquiries, using the tools of technology to gather background information and presenting the information in a variety of forms. The article also provides student and instructor comments supporting the design of this new biology non-major laboratory course. Educational levels: Graduate or professional

DNA Computation Based Approach for Enhanced Computing Power

DNA computing is a discipline that aims at harnessing individual molecules at the nano-scopic level for computational purposes. Computation with DNA molecules possesses an inherent interest for researchers in computers and biology. Given its vast parallelism and high-density storage, DNA computing approaches are employed to solve many problems. DNA has also been explored as an excellent material and a fundamental building block for building large-scale nanostructures, constructing individual nano-mechanical devices, and performing computations. Molecular-scale autonomous programmable computers are demonstrated allowing both input and output information to be in molecular form. This paper presents a review of recent advancements in DNA computing and presents major achievements and challenges for researchers in the coming future

The challenges of curriculum by the integration of ICT in the professional practice of science teacher

The Web has enabled a renewal of the concept of education which includes a new educational model that enables learning anywhere and at any time. The expansion of Internet allows students to have a more active role in the learning process. The curriculum can be (re) build and integrated in an interdisciplinary way. The educational use of ICT in the formal curriculum may be made through collaborative learning processes of interaction and negotiation of meanings, using diverse tools. Regular use of computers and Internet in the classroom allows the development, dissemination and evaluation of student’s achievements. This article describes an ongoing research which included integration of computers and the Internet in the teaching and learning methods and strategies in the disciplines of Biology and Geology in a Portuguese high-school

Computational Biology and Chemistry

The use of computers and software tools in biochemistry (biology) has led to a deep revolution in basic sciences and medicine. Bioinformatics and systems biology are the direct results of this revolution. With the involvement of computers, software tools, and internet services in scientific disciplines comprising biology and chemistry, new terms, technologies, and methodologies appeared and established. Bioinformatic software tools, versatile databases, and easy internet access resulted in the occurrence of computational biology and chemistry. Today, we have new types of surveys and laboratories including “in silico studies” and “dry labs” in which bioinformaticians conduct their investigations to gain invaluable outcomes. These features have led to 3-dimensioned illustrations of different molecules and complexes to get a better understanding of nature

A Composite Interface for Bioinformatics Applications (CIBA)

Bioinformatics, and more importantly the general use of computers in the field of Biology, has become a mainstream exercise for today\u27s biologist. So mainstream, that Bioinformatics classes are commonly offered to students in the standard Biology and Computer Science degree programs. This poses a problem for educators since some of the core Bioinformatics programs are still command-line based, requiring a deeper knowledge of computers than a standard biology student is expected to possess. The Composite Interface for Bioinformatics Applications, or CIBA for short, was created to address this issue and allow educators to focus on teaching how the algorithms work as opposed to teaching how the command line works

Real time estimation of generation, extinction and flow of muscle fibre action potentials in high density surface EMG

Selezionato dalla rivista COMPUTERS IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE come Meritorious paper per l'anno 201