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Testing New Signs for Teaching Biology

Sign Language Studies, 1988
Signs emphasizing meaning and concept were designed for various technical terms used in teaching biology. Videotape presentations of these signs were reviewed independently by three deaf ASL linguists; their responses guided the development of the final form used for each sign.
Brian A. Rasmus, Donald M. Allen
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Molecular Biology in Paternity Testing

Laboratory Medicine, 1992
Deoxyribonucleic acid probe technology, a powerful new tool for lineage testing in the clinical laboratory, can assist in resolving cases of disputed parentage. Interest has focused on restriction fragment length polymorphism analysis to detect the variable number of tandem repeat segments of DNA.
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Designing self-tests for biology

Journal of Biological Education, 1977
Self-tests may have an important function in assisting the student to assess his knowledge. In this paper the use of self-tests in biology is discussed and one example is presented. The method used to produce the test is outlined. The type of self-test illustrated is applicable to many subjects.
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Prion biology: the quest for the test

Nature Methods, 2007
The adaptation of the protein misfolding cyclic amplification assay (PMCA) to use recombinant hamster prion protein (PrP) as a substrate shows promise for both basic research applications and clinical diagnostic assays.
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The GRE Test and Biology Curricula

BioScience, 1983
A questionnaire study was undertaken to determine the extent to which the GRE Biology Test reflects the content of undergraduate biological sciences curricula currently recommended as preparation for graduate work in the biological sciences, the agricultural sciences, and the health sciences.
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Statistical Hypothesis Testing in Biology: A Contradiction in Terms

Journal of Economic Entomology, 1986
We respond to the preceding article by Perry (J. Econ. Entomol. 79: 1149–1155) concerning the subject of hypothesis testing and meaningful presentation of statistical analyses. We agree with Perry that indiscriminate use of statistical hypothesis testing should be discouraged. We also address and refute reasons often given to support continued emphasis
D, Jones, N, Matloff
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Quality in Molecular Biology Testing for Inherited Thrombophilia Disorders

Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 2012
As the understanding of the genetic basis of the inherited thrombophilias has increased over recent years, their routine diagnostic genetic analysis has also matured. This review considers methods used to test for the factor V (F5) Leiden mutation and prothrombin 20210A (F2 c.*97G>A) allele, and analysis of the SERPINC1, PROC, and PROS1 genes in cases ...
Peter C, Cooper, Anne C, Goodeve, Nicholas J, Beauchamp   +2 more
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Scoliosis and Developmental Biology: Testing The Hypothesis

1999
It is generally believed that scoliosis with a left thoracic convexity is more likely to have underlying pathology than the commoner right pattern. Examination of the scoliosis database showed that infantile idiopathic and congenital scoliosis have a random distribution of right and left curve patterns.
T D.P.MOORE, T E.E.FOGARTY
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Testing the universality of biology: a review

International Journal of Astrobiology, 2007
AbstractWe discuss whether it is possible to test the universality of biology, a quest that is of paramount relevance for one of its most recent branches, namely astrobiology. We review this topic in terms of the relative roles played on the Earth biota by contingency and evolutionary convergence.
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Multiple Testing Tool to Detect Combinatorial Effects in Biology

2018
Detecting combinatorial effects is important to various research areas, including biology, genomics, and medical sciences. However, this task was not only computationally nontrivial but also extremely difficult to achieve because of the necessity of a multiple testing procedure; hence few methods can comprehensively analyze high-order combinations ...
Aika, Terada, Koji, Tsuda
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