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Introduction to the Viruses

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BIO 303 Class Projects

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video microscopy of living cells, bacteria, parasites, and pharmaceutical effects, plus 3D biological animations.

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Startling expose of the virus and AIDS myths, ordinary dictionary proof that the virus is not alive, thus killing it is foolish.

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As a complement to text-based instruction students and teachers can manipulate the processes of inheritance on six different, but related, levels: DNA, chromosome, cell, organism, pedigree, and population.

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Learn about soil composition and the biological processes occurring within the soil.

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