Bioinformatics in high school biology curricula: A study of state science standards

CBE Life Sciences Education

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 155-162

  Wefer, Stephen H ^a   Sheppard, Keith ^b  

^a Sachem East High School   (United States)

^b STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HUMAN; SCHOOL; STANDARD;

BIOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; CURRICULUM; HUMANS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 41949138180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19317913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1187/cbe.07-05-0026     Document Type: Article

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