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Thalidomide

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Thalidomide

This chapter presents a case study on thalidomide Hidden Tragedy and Second Chances using the discovery engineering process. In the lesson, students...

Vindicating Venom

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Vindicating Venom

This chapter presents a case study on Using Biological Mechanisms to Treat Diseases and Disorders using the discovery engineering process. In this les...

Forbidden Fruit

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Forbidden Fruit

This chapter presents a case study on The Discovery of Dangerous Drug Interactions using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, student...

Listen to Your Heart

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Listen to Your Heart

This chapter presents a case study on The Accidental Discovery of the Pacemaker using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, students e...

Overexposure

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Overexposure

This chapter presents a case study on Treating Anaphylaxis Due to Allergies using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, students explore ...

Crashing the Party

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Crashing the Party

This chapter presents a case study on Combating Chronic Alcohol Abuse using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, students explore the d...

The Triumph of the Pika

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The Triumph of the Pika

This chapter presents a case study on Understanding Environmental Impacts on Species using the discovery engineering process. The case study focuses...

Seeing the Earth Glow From Space

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Seeing the Earth Glow From Space

This chapter presents a case study on Plants That Glow using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, students explore the process of fluor...

Power Plants

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Power Plants

This chapter presents a case study on Algal Biofuels using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, students learn about the discovery of a...

A “Sixth Sense”

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A “Sixth Sense”

This chapter presents a case study on Using Sensors for Monitoring and Communication using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, student...

In Hot Water

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In Hot Water

This chapter presents a case study on The Discovery of Taq Polymerase using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, students explore the d...

Cows and Milkmaids

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Cows and Milkmaids

This chapter presents a case study on The Discovery of Vaccines using a discovery engineering process. In this lesson, students read about Dr. Edward...

2X or Not 2X

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2X or Not 2X

This chapter presents a case study on “Y” Should Mixed-Sex Test Subjects Be Used in Medical Research? In this lesson, students explore the import...

Revealing Repeats

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Revealing Repeats

This chapter presents a case study on The Accidental Discovery of DNA Fingerprinting using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, student...

Mr. Antibiotic, Tear Down This (Cell) Wall

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Mr. Antibiotic, Tear Down This (Cell) Wall

This chapter presents a case study on The Prokaryotic Resistance of Penicillin using the discovery engineering process. In this lesson, students expl...

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