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Module Description: This module, from the Support Center for Microsystems Education (SCME), provides an introduction to BioMEMS including the emergence of BioMEMS into MEMS technologies and the major characteristics of BioMEMs. "This learning module explains what "BioMEMS" are and how they are used...

The North Carolina Community College System BioNetwork's interactive eLearning tools (IETs) are reusable chunks of training that can be deployed in a variety of courses or training programs. IETs are designed to enhance, not replace hands-on training. Learners are able to enter a hands-on lab...

The North Carolina Community College System's BioNetwork YouTube channel provides high-quality training videos in the areas of chemistry, biotechnology, biology, and life sciences. These training videos can be used both as pre-lab preparation or post-lab reviews. Technical equipment demonstration...

This high school-college level activity screens for cellulase-producing microbes from environmental samples of the students' choice. Students prepare samples, isolate them on selective media, and screen for cellulase activity. Two methods are provided, one focusing on isolation of pure microbial...

This 1-page resource, made available by Los Angeles Mission College, provides a brief overview of a one week biotechnology workshop series held at the college in 2019. The goal of the workshop series was to "introduce participants to the endless possibilities that the biotechnology field has to...

This video, from WGBH, takes a look at a high school student taking after school biotechnology courses at Middlesex Community College. This video explores microbiology programs, the skills students need to learn, and activities to help them hone those skills, such as through shadowing other college...

The ATETV project delivers web-based videos to connect students to careers in advanced technology. This episode of ATETV deals with biotechnology, video game design, and rapid prototyping. It can be viewed whole or in three segments: "Biotechnology Student Marina Watanabe on Why She Chose to Attend...

In this 2:34 video excerpt from Pathways to Technology, meet Suzanne Pooler, a biotechnology production support associate, whose work contributes to cancer treatment. As a production support associate, Suzanne supports scientists' research by keeping cancer cells alive in test tubes. Without the...

In this 1:16 video excerpted from Pathways to Technology, you’ll learn about biotechnology: the science of using living organisms to create new products, from drugs to fuels. Genetic engineering is a booming field in biotechnology, as scientists learn how to engineer living organisms to produce...

In this 2:31 video excerpted from Pathways to Technology, you’ll learn about the role biotechnology plays in the fight against cancer. Roya Dirin is an upstream processing associate who works with cells, looking for proteins that can help treat cancer. Her first career was as a midwife, but she...