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BI163: The Cellular Basis of Life

Fall 2011


Downloadable Laboratory Materials
Contact Scott Guay with comments or questions.

Save paper--please print double sided when possible!


General Laboratory Information
Laboratory Objectives and Grading
Laboratory Schedule
Biology Chemical Hygiene Plan (Bring to Lab 1!)

Scientific Analysis and Communication (General Resources)
Working with Statistics
Guide to Writing Scientific Papers
The Experimental Method
Biology Writers Usage Manual
Colby Science Library Home Page

Lab 1: Week of September 12
Use of the Compound Light Microscope
Collection and Observation of Cells
Problem Set: Working with Statistics (Due Lab 2)

Lab 2: Week of September 19
The Effect of Antibiotics on the Growth of Escherichia coli B

Lab 3: Week of September 26
Prodigiosin Production in Serratia marcescens
Data Analysis Sample Data (Do not print--for use in lab!)

Lab 4: Week of October 3
No new handouts this week.

FALL BREAK: Week of October 10
No lab meeting this week!

Lab 5: Week of October 17
RBC Permeability to Different Solutes
Writing and Reviewing Scientific Papers (Due Lab 6)

Lab 6: Week of October 24
Amylase Activity in Hordeum and Mya

Lab 7: Week of October 31
Use of the Micropipette
Restriction Mapping of Plasmid DNA
The Cell Cycle and Mitosis in Allium and Coregonus

Lab 8: Week of November 7
No new handouts this week.

Lab 9: Week of November 15
Respiration and Fermentation by Yeast

THANKSGIVING BREAK: Week of November 22
No lab meeting this week!

Lab 10: Week of November 28
Light Reactions of Photosynthesis
Introduction to a Literature Critique (Due Lab 11)
Link to Prodigiosin Paper
Literature Critique Glossary

Lab 11: Week of December 5
No new handouts this week.