Practical skills in biology / Allan Jones, Rob Reed, Jonathan Weyers

Contents;

1. Fundamental laboratory techniques
Basic principles
Health and safety
Working with liquids
Basic laboratory procedures
etc.

2. The investigative approach
The principles of measurement
SI units and their use
Making observations
Drawing and diagrams
etc.

3. Obtaining and identifying specimens
Collecting animals and plants
Fixing and preserving animals and plants
Collecting and isolating microbes
Naming and classifying organisms
etc.

4. Manipulating and observing specimens
The purpose and practice of dissection
Introduction to microscopy
Preparing specimens for light microscopy
Setting up and using a light microscope
etc.

5. Advanced laboratory techniques
Immunological methods
Enzyme studies
Mendelian genetics
Genetic engineering techniques
etc.

6. Analysis and presentation of data
Manipulating and transforming raw data
Using graphs
Presenting data in tables
Hints for solving numerical problems
etc.

7. Information technology and library resources
The internet and world wide web
Using spreadsheets
Word processors, databases and other packages
Finding and citing published information

8. Communicating information
General aspects of scientific writing
Writing essays
Reporting practical and project work
Writing literature surveys and reviews
etc.

Includes bibliographical references and index.