Using BioQUEST Simulations to Bring Evolution into the Lab

Muriel Poston
Associate Professor, Department of Biology
Howard University
Washington, DC
mposton@fac.howard.edu

For me, turning to technology when I did was the right thing at the right time - in fact, it

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was perfect. I teach evolution, which isn't naturally a laboratory-based course. Setting up evolution labs is difficult, if not impossible, especially given our resources. But I wanted to find a way to really get my students involved in studying the process of evolution, to bring evolution alive by engaging them in solving problems in a laboratory-like setting. The computer simulations available through Project BioQUEST provided the answer, allowing the students to visually track changes in population demographics over time....Would I recommend BioQUEST to other biology faculty? Absolutely If you have any questions about our project, you can contact me at:
mposton@fac.howard.edu