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Lab | Narrow Search Terms to Try [?] | Broad Search Terms to Try [?] | Example Searches |
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Lab 4: Isolation of Some Macromolecules |
protein, nucleic acid isolation, fractionation, hydrolysis |
macromolecules isolation |
Broad Search: macromolecules AND isolation Narrow Search: (protein OR "nucleic acid" OR isolation) AND (fractionation OR hydrolysis)
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Lab 5: Characterization of Some Macromolecules |
protein, nucleic acid, adenine, cytosine, uracil, alanine, histidine, aspartic acid, lysine, methionine paper chromatography |
macromolecules chromatography |
Broad Search: macromolecules AND chromatography Narrow Search: (protein OR "nucleic acid" OR adenine OR cytosine OR uracil OR alanine OR histidine OR "aspartic acid" OR lysine OR methionine) AND "paper chromatography" |
Lab 6: Spectroscopy |
spectroscopy, spectrophotometer absorbance spectum concentration curve Lambert-Beer Law chlorophyll |
Biochemistry, cell biology Spectroscopy |
Broad Search: (biochemistry OR "cell biology" AND spectroscopy Narrow Search: (spectroscopy OR spectrophotometer) AND (absorbance OR concentration OR "lambert-beer law") AND chlorophyll |
Lab 7: Enzymes |
enzyme, salivary amylase, enzyme concentration hydrolysis, reaction time starch, substrate concentration phosphorylase |
biochemistry, cell biology enzyme kinetics |
Broad Search: (biochemistry OR "cell biology") AND enzyme AND kinetics Narrow Search: (enzyme OR salivary amylase OR "enzyme concentration") AND hydrolysis AND "reaction time" |
Lab 8: Mitosis and Meiosis |
mitosis, nuclear division meiosis, gamete formation |
biochemistry, cell biology cell cycle |
Broad Search: (biochemistry OR "cell biology") AND "cell cycle" Narrow Search: mitosis OR nuclear division also: meiosis OR gamete formation |
Lab 9: Osmosis |
osmosis |
Broad Search: (biochemistry OR "cell biology" AND osmosis |
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Lab 10: Agarose Gel Electrophoresis |
electrophoresis nucleic acid, DNA, RNA sequencing |
Broad Search: electrophoresis AND ("nucleic acid" OR DNA OR RNA) AND sequencing |