Minds at Play: An Activity That Uses an Online Protein Folding Game, FoldIt, To Support Student Learning about Protein Folding, Structure, and the Scientific Process

Structure-function relationships of biological molecules are foundational to undergraduate biology education. In this article and supplemental information, an in-class activity is presented that uses a freely available on-line game to visualize the nature of chemical bonds as they relate to protein...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rebecca Rashid Achterman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2019-12-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Online Access:http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/1797