Science Stories You Can Count On

Contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction: The Numbers Game (Clyde Freeman Herreid)
Chapter 2: A Case Full of Numbers: The Why and Wherefore of Teaching with Cases (Clyde Freeman Herreid)
Chapter 3: Math and Data Exploration (Dennis Liu)
Chapter 4: Reinventing the Wheel: Quantifying Cases for Your Classes (Patricia A. Marsteller and Drew Kohlhorst)

SECTION I: THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD
Chapter 5: Cell Phone Use and Cancer (Wilma V. Col??n Parrilla)
Chapter 6: Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Bad for the Apple Industry? (Jeffri C. Bohlscheid)
Chapter 7: Feeling Detoxified: Expectations, Effects, and Explanations

Chapter 8 Rabbit Island and the Search for Tuberculosis Treatment (Karen M. Aguirre)

SECTION II: CHEMISTRY OF LIFE
Chapter 9: Sweet Indigestion: A Directed Case Study on Carbohydrates (Peggy Brickman)
Chapter 10: Dust to Dust: The Carbon Cycle (Jennifer Y. Anderson, Diane R. Wang, and Ling Chen)
Chapter 11: A Can of Bull: Do Energy Drinks Really Provide a Source of Energy? (Merle Heidemann and Gerald Urquhart)

SECTION III: THE CELL
Chapter 12: The Mystery of the Seven Deaths: A Case Study in Cellular Respiration (Michaela A. Gazdik)
Chapter 13: Wrestling With Weight Loss: The Dangers of a Weight-Loss Chapter 14 Nanobacteria: Are They or Aren’t They Alive? (Merri Lynn Casem)

SECTION IV: MICROBIOLOGY
Chapter 15: Fecal Coliforms in Antarctica (Stephen C. Nold)
Chapter 16: Elvis Meltdown! Microbiology Concepts of Culture, Growth, and Metabolism (Richard C. Stewart, Ann C. Smith, and Patricia A. Shields)
Chapter 17: Resistance Is Futile ... or Is It? The Immunity System and HIV Infection
Chapter 18: An Infectious Cure: Phage Therapy (Dustin J. Eno and Annie Prud?homme G??n??reux)

SECTION V: GENETICS
Chapter 19: The “Blue People” of Kentucky (Celeste A. Leander and Robert J. Huskey)
Chapter 20: To the Bitter End: The Genetics of PTC Sensitivity (R. Deborah Overath)
Chapter 21: In Sickness and in Health: A Trip to the Genetic Counselor (Barry Chess)
Chapter 22: The Case of Desiree's Baby: The Genetics and Evolution of Human Skin Color (Patricia Schneider)
Chapter 23: A Sickeningly Sweet Baby Boy: A Case Study on Autosomal Recessive Inheritance (Jacqueline Washington and Anne Zayaitz)

SECTION VI: MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
Chapter 24: “Not Exactly”: The Complexity of a Human Genetic Disease (William Morgan and Dean Fraga)
Chapter 25: The Case of the Druid Dracula (Peggy Brickman)
Chapter 26: Which Little Piggy Went to Market? Bioinformatics and Meat Science (Debra A. Meuler)
Chapter 27: Classic Experiments in Molecular Biology (Robin Pals-Rylaarsdam)

SECTION VII: EVOLUTION
Chapter 28: My Brother's Keeper: A Case Study in Evolutionary Biology and Animal Behavior (Kari E. Benson)
Chapter 29: As the Worm Turns: Speciation and the Maggot Fly (Martin Kelly)
Chapter 30: Trouble in Paradise: A Case of Speciation (James A. Hewlett)
Chapter 31: PKU Carriers: How Many Are in Your Hometown? (David J. Gris??)
Chapter 32: Super Bug: Antibiotics and Evolution (Kristy J. Wilson)
Chapter 33: Exaggerated Traits and Breeding Success in Widowbirds: A Case of Sexual Selection and Evolution (J. Phil Gibson)

SECTION VIII: PLANT FORM AND FUNCTION
Chapter 34: Is Guaiacum sanctum Effective Against Arthritis? An Ethnobotany Case (Eric Ribbens, Barbra Burdett, and Angela Green)
Chapter 35: I’m Looking Over a White-Striped Clover: A Case of Natural Selection (Susan Evarts, Alison Krufka, Luke Holbrook, and Chester Wilson)
Chapter 36: The Ecology of Opuntia fragilis (Nuttall) Haworth (Eric Ribbens)
Chapter 37: Tougher Plants: Beating Stress by Protecting Photosynthesis in Genetically Modified Plants (Robin Pals-Rylaarsdam and Monica L. Tischler)

SECTION IX: ANIMAL FORM AND FUNCTION
Chapter 38: The 2000-Meter Row: A Case in Homeostasis (Nathan Strong)
Chapter 39: Girl Pulled Alive From Ruins, 15 Days After Earthquake (Susan B. Chaplin)
Chapter 40: Hot and Bothered: A Case of Endocrine Disease (Karin A. Grimnes)
Chapter 41: Keeping Up With the Joneses (Philip J. Stephens)
Chapter 42: The Hunger Pains: Ghrelin, Weight Loss, and Maintenance (Lynn M. Diener)

SECTION X: HEALTH
Chapter 43: Michael's Story: A Case Study of Autism (Kristen N. Hausmann and Karen M. Aguirre)
Chapter 44: Breast Cancer Risk: Using Real Medical Histories to Rank Genetic and Environmental Influences (Michle I. Shuster and Karen Peterson)
Chapter 45: A Light Lunch? A Case in Calorie Counting (Brahmadeo Dewprashad and Geraldine S. Vaz)
Chapter 46: Pharmacogenetics: Using Genetics to Treat Disease (Jeanne Ting Chowning)

SECTION XI: ECOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR
Chapter 47: The Dead Zone: Ecology and Oceanography in the Gulf of Mexico (Kathleen Archer and Lauren Sahl)
Chapter 48: Threats to Biodiversity: A Case Study of Hawaiian Birds (Sarah K. Huber and Paula P. Lemons)
Chapter 49: The Wolf, the Moose, and the Fir Tree: A Case Study of Trophic Interactions (Gary M. Fortier)
Chapter 50: Mathematics in Conservation: The Case of the Endangered Florida Panther (Geffrey F. Stopper and Andrew G. Lazowski)
Chapter 51 Search for the Missing Sea Otters: An Ecological Detective Story (Mary Allen and Mark L. Kuhlmann)

SECTION XII: BIOSPHERE AND CONSERVATION
Chapter 52: Living Downstream: Atrazine and Coliform Bacteria Effects on Water Quality (Thomas A. Davis)
Chapter 53: Do Corridors Have Value in Conservation? (Andrea Bixler)
Chapter 54: The Wealth of Water: The Value of an Essential Resource (Melanie K. Rathburn and Karina J. Baum)
Chapter 55: The Effects of Coyote Removal in Texas: A Case Study in Conservation Biology (Margaret A. Carroll)
LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS
APPENDIXES
Appendix A: Expectations for Medical School Students
Appendix B: Biology Education to Prepare Research Scientists for the 21st Century (National Research Council)
Appendix C: Resources for Quantifying Cases: Simulations, Games, and Data Sets
INDEX