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Application of statistics to Beer's law. 统计学在比尔定律中的应用。

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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Epub Date: 2025-03-10 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00234-24

Gracie A Roberson, Jonghoon Kang

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Overheard at a conference: an in-class activity to foster classroom discussion on ethics and experimental systems in microbiology research. 无意中听到一次会议：一项课堂活动，旨在促进关于微生物学研究中的伦理和实验系统的课堂讨论。

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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Epub Date: 2025-01-08 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00147-24

Yannick D N Tremblay, Jenny-Lee Thomassin

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An interactive art activity to promote student reflection and learning about host-microbe interactions. 这是一项互动艺术活动，旨在促进学生对宿主-微生物相互作用的思考和学习。

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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Epub Date: 2025-03-31 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00063-25

Camila Souza Beraldo

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Accessible support at a national scale: the use and value of virtual learning assistants across multiple undergraduate institutions. 全国范围内的无障碍支持：多个本科院校虚拟学习助手的使用和价值。

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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Epub Date: 2025-02-11 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00170-24

Christine M Pribbenow, D'Andrew Harrington, Chinmay P Rele, Katie M Sandlin, Wilson Leung, David Lopatto, Laura K Reed

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Charting a new vision: lessons on Vision & Change from a network of biology educators. 绘制新的愿景：来自生物教育者网络的愿景与变化课程。

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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Epub Date: 2025-01-10 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00172-24

Jeremy L Hsu, Anjali Misra, Michael J Wolyniak, Carlos C Goller, Stephanie Mathews, Uma Swamy, Dina L Newman, Michael E Moore

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2024 Acknowledgment of JMBE Reviewers. 2024年JMBE审稿人致谢。

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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Epub Date: 2025-01-24 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00001-25

Stanley Maloy

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Erratum for Shahoy et al., "Undergraduate-level biology students' application of central dogma to understand COVID mRNA vaccines". Shahoy等人“本科水平生物学学生应用中心法则理解COVID mRNA疫苗”的勘误。

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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Epub Date: 2025-01-14 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00246-24

Saya Shahoy, Michelle Du, Ola Mostafa, Aliyah Parker, Dylan Martirano, Melinda T Owens

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Enhancing student understanding of genetic cloning through a 3D-printed active learning activity and flipped classroom curriculum. 通过3d打印的主动学习活动和翻转课堂课程，增强学生对基因克隆的理解。

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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Epub Date: 2025-03-26 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00188-24

Katriana A Popichak, Kathryn Krupinsky, Delaney Worthington, Samuel Fredricks, Leila Takahashi-Ruiz, Mary Howerton, Marcela Henao-Tamayo, Erica L Suchman, Jennifer L McLean

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RSV explorations: using a case series focused on a single microbe to connect concepts across an undergraduate microbiology course. RSV 探索：利用以单一微生物为重点的病例系列将微生物学本科课程中的概念联系起来。

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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Epub Date: 2024-12-13 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00108-24

Chadene Tremaglio, Derek Dube

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Hands-on learning for probiotic quality assessment: enhancing microbiology education through applied microbial counting techniques. 益生菌质量评估的实践学习：通过应用微生物计数技术加强微生物学教育。

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Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education Pub Date : 2025-04-24 Epub Date: 2025-02-07 DOI: 10.1128/jmbe.00187-24

Nicola Mangieri, Stefania Arioli, Pasquale Russo, Diego Mora

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