Around the β-turn: An activity to improve the communication and listening skills of biochemistry students

Journal of Chemical Education

Volumn 90, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1476-1478

  Mittendorf, Isaac ^a   Cox, James R ^a  

^a MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biochemistry; Communication Writing; Curriculum; Testing Assessment; Upper Division Undergraduate

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887576235     PISSN: 00219584     EISSN: 19381328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ed400307c     Document Type: Article

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