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Biochemistry and molecular biology teaching over the past 50 years

Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology volume 2, pages 217–221 (2001)Cite this article

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The revolution in molecular biology that began nearly 50 years ago has had an enormous impact in the lab, but it also triggered a quieter revolution in undergraduate teaching. How has it affected the content and teaching methodology of undergraduate courses, and is the training that students now receive in the molecular life sciences appropriate to their future career paths?

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Figure 1: Frame from the program 'Protein Purification' in which students in a virtual lab attempt a purification procedure.
Figure 2: The changing face of textbooks and the diagrams in them.

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