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Whether you're interested in arthropods or zoology you'll find Exploring Biology: Careers & Issues to be a helpful tool in your quest for biology-related job information. This program provides brief job descriptions as well as the education experience required for each job.

Learn about the research and work involved in several fields through interesting animations and visual displays. Program-provided questions give you a chance to consider various aspects of each field and encourage consideration of the advances in many of the disciplines.

Major Fields in Biology Include: Genetics, Microbiology, Cell Biology, Human Biology, Botany, Zoology, Ecology, and Evolution.

Job Descriptions include: Genetic Engineer, Human Geneticist, Medicinal Microbiologist, Soil Microbiologist, Dentist, Pharmacologist, Plant Physiologist, Forester, Veterinarian, Wildlife Biologist, Environmental Biologist, Field Biologist, Paleo-Biologist, Museum Curator, Biological Consultant, and more…

Presentation
The Presentation portion of this program includes audio-narrated scenes featuring the content from the objectives.





Interactive Lessons
Students can work through different activities that directly reinforce the information learned in the Presentation.

Program Objectives

I. Introduction

A. Science of Biology

B. Science and Technology

C. Salaries and Education

II. Genetics

A. DNA as Genetic Information

B. Gene Copying

C. Careers in Genetics

D. Human Genome Project

E. Individual Genetic Information

F. Genetically Engineered Food

1. Background

2. Issues

III. Microbiology

A. Surface of Human Skin

B. Microbiologists

C. Careers in Microbiology

D. Beneficial Microbes

E. Digestive Tract Bacteria

IV. Cell Biology

A. Cell Biologist

B. Careers in Cell Biology

C. Cancer

D. Carcinogens and Animal Testing

1. Background

2. Issues

V. Human Biology

A. Human Body

B. Medical Efforts

C. Careers in Human Biology

D. Eyesight

E. Performance Enhancing Drugs

1. Background

2. Issues

VI. Botany

A. Plants and Other Organisms

B. Botanists

C. Careers in Botany

D. Ethnobotany

1. Background

2. Issues

E. Non-native Species Introduction

1. Background

2. Issues

VII. Mycology

VIII. Zoology

A. Animals

B. Zoologist

C. Careers in Zoology

D. Jane Goodall

E. Modern Zoos

1. Background

2. Issues

IX. Ecology

A. Ecologists

B. Careers in Ecology

C. Fire Ecology

1. Background

2. Issues

D. Rain Forest Ecology

E. Rain Forest Destruction

1. Background

2. Issues

X. Evolution

A. Charles Darwin

B. Evolutionary Biologist

C. Careers in Evolution

D. Humans, Apes, and Monkeys

XI. Careers in General Biology

XII. Volunteer Opportunities

XIII. Conclusion

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Institutional Pricing

Hybrid CD-ROM LabPack, 5 $240.00
Order #: X0991137HYL5

Please call 1-800-745-4557 to Specify Windows or Mac 

Specify Windows or Mac Network, 10 $240.00
Order #: X0991137HYNX

Specify Windows or MacNetwork, 30 $540.00
Order #: X0991137HYNZ

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