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The Use of the Ames Test as a Tool for Addressing Problem-Based Learning in the Microbiology Lab

Published:2012-01 Issue:2 Volume:13 Page:175-177
ISSN:1935-7877
Container-title:Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
language:en
Short-container-title:J Microbiol Biol Educ.

Author:

Rodríguez Eliana¹,Piccini Claudia²,Sosa Vanessa²,Zunino Pablo²

Affiliation:

1. Unidad Académica de Laboratorios Prácticos, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de la República, Montevideo, Uruguay;

2. Departamento de Microbiología, Instituto de Investigaciones Biológicas Clemente Estable, Montevideo, Uruguay

Abstract

Our environment is full of potential carcinogens such as UV light, industrial pollutants, pesticides, and food additives, among others. It is estimated that 90% of all carcinogens are also mutagens. The Ames test is one of the most common tests for mutagens. In this problem-based learning activity, undergraduate biology students used the Ames test to screen a substance they provided, to see if it could be considered a mutagen. The idea of surveying substances used in everyday life appealed to our students, and helped engage them in this activity.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

General Agricultural and Biological Sciences,General Immunology and Microbiology,General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology,Education

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/jmbe.v13i2.421

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