Cell Biology and Cancer-developed with the National Cancer Institute (NCI)-is a creative, inquiry-based instruction program, designed to promote active learning and stimulate student interest in medical topics. This curriculum supplement will:
Deepen students' awareness of the importance of basic research to advances in medicine and health
Foster students' abilities to think critically
Help students understand the effects of scientific discoveries on their own lives
Encourage students to take more responsibility for their own health
A team of scientists has announced that the age of the synthetic chromosome is upon us, as a study published in Science today reveals how the group was able to construct a yeast chromosome from scratch - an experiment that allowed the team to make fully functional "designer yeast."