2011 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Research and development of a simulated practicaI I aboratory course of animal cell culture

Research Project

Project/Area Number	21500883
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Section	一般
Research Field	Science education
Research Institution	Ishinomaki Senshu University
Principal Investigator	ABE Tomoaki 石巻専修大学, 理工学部, 教授 (40382684)
Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha)	SUGAWARA Sumio 石巻専修大学, 理工学部, 教授 (00007197) MAEDA Yasuo 東北大学, 大学院・生命科学研究科, 名誉教授 (50025417)
Project Period (FY)	2009 – 2011
Keywords	科学高等教育 / 中等理科教育 / 教育的実験 / 実験安全管理 / 細胞培養 / 動物培養細胞 / 細胞性粘菌 / 細胞生物学
Research Abstract	In order to administer a proper education in genetic modification(GM) and living modified organisms, practical laboratories involving GM and animal cell culture should ideally be included. Regrettably, however, as the school budget for scientific education is limited, costly practical laboratories were remained to be established. The morphology of social amoebae of the cellular slime mould(CSM) markedly resembles that of cultured animal cells and the cost for culturing them is lower. GM methods for CSM cells are also well established. Therefore, we have designed a practical laboratories using CSM in practical laboratories involved with GM, giving a sense as if participants are using animal cultured cells in their experiments.

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