{"product_id":"9780123977526","title":"Molecular Microbiology Laboratory: A Writing-Intensive Course","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMolecular Microbiology Laboratory, Second edition, \u003c\/i\u003eis designed to teach essential principles and techniques of molecular biology and microbial ecology to upper-level undergraduates majoring in the life sciences and to develop students' scientific writing skills. A detailed lab preparation manual for instructors and teaching assistants accompanies the lab book and contains a general discussion of scientific writing and critical reading as well as detailed instructions for preparation and peer review of lab reports. Each experimental unit is accompanied by a number of additional writing exercises based upon primary journal articles.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposes students to the new molecular-based techniques \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProvides faculty with an authoritative, accessible resource for teaching protocols \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe only manual to incorporate writing exercises, presentation skills and tools for reading primary literature into the curriculum \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on a successful course for which the author won a teaching award \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew to this Edition: \u003c\/b\u003e- Presents a real-world study of bacterial populations in the environment in the final experiment  - Provides an overview of molecular biology in a new review chapter - Demonstrates how to design an experiment and how to interpret the results  - Covers grant proposal writing and how panels review proposals  - Presents guidance on public speaking and preparing PowerPoint presentations  - Includes tutorials on three widely used software packages","brand":"Elsevier Science","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47108461330672,"sku":"9780123977526","price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780123977526_p0.jpg?v=1763638800","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780123977526","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}