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Hollabaugh, Christopher R.; Milanick, Mark A. – Advances in Physiology Education, 2014
Analogies are often helpful for students to grasp key physiological concepts; sometimes the technical jargon makes the concept seem more complex than it actually is. In this article the authors provide several analogies for information transfer processes that sometimes confuse students. For an analogy to be useful, of course, it needs to be…
Descriptors: Scientific Concepts, Physiology, Logical Thinking, Information Transfer
Tibell, Lena A. E.; Rundgren, Carl-Johan – CBE - Life Sciences Education, 2010
Molecular life science is one of the fastest-growing fields of scientific and technical innovation, and biotechnology has profound effects on many aspects of daily life--often with deep, ethical dimensions. At the same time, the content is inherently complex, highly abstract, and deeply rooted in diverse disciplines ranging from "pure…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Biotechnology, Ethics, Humanities