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Featured Individual Experimetns for Histology and Developmental Biology

IND-18 IND-19 IND-20 Zoology, Histology, Developmental Anatomy. (View Individual Experiment)

College students are frequently introduced to basic histology, zoology and developmental anatomy during their freshman and sophomore years. Traditionally, this is accomplished by the study of prepared microscope slides. The approach does not teach students how slides are made and students frequently become disinterested and bored because they are viewing prepared biological materials. Modern Biology Inc. now offers three miniprograms that were designed to circumvent these limitations. The starting point for the programs are precut tissue sections which are ready for staining.

IND-26 Localizing Tublin by Immunohistochemistry (View Individual Experiment)

Microtubules are hollow cylinders made up of polymers of the protein tubulin. Microtubules are major components of cilia and flagella, which are tail like projections that are covered by a plasma membrane and extend outwards from the cell. Motile cilia are used for locomotion and food gathering by some protozoa and are found in the lining of the trachea, where their wave like motion propels mucus, dust and other foreign matter out of the lungs.

IND-4 Development of the Immune System and the Western Press-Blot. (View Individual Experiment)

In most mammals, antibody production does not occur until after birth. The newborn calf receives antibodies in milk and these antibodies are responsible for passive immunity during early postnatal life. Thus, fetal calf serum is devoid of antibodies, neonatal calf serum contains antibodies of maternal origin while serum from the adult contains large amounts of antibodies made by the mature immune system. This fascinating developmental scheme is illustrated in this exercise.