Document: Mystery of the Bones Abstract: In a quiet camping area known as Crystal Lake, four complete human skeletons were found in the mud when the lake began to dry during a drought. Detectives checked the missing person’s reports for people in the area and found that five people had disappeared from that area over the last 10 years.

Document: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=253&id=253 Abstract: This directed case study focuses on the physiology of bone homeostasis and methods of prevention and treatment of osteoporosis. One of the overall purposes of the case is to show students that osteoporosis is not simply a disease that afflicts elderly women. Instead, students learn about Marissa, a petite 15-year-old who has just learned that her 55-year-old...

Link: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=377&id=377 Abstract: In this discussion case, parents must decide whether or not to enroll their sons in an experimental treatment program designed to alleviate the symptoms of muscular dystrophy. The case explores the genetics and physiology of the disease as well as the issues involved with pharmaceutical research. The case has been used in both majors’ and non-majors’ biology courses,...

Document: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=283&id=283 Abstract:This directed case study involves two “stories,” each one concerned with some aspect of osmosis in living cells. Part I is centered around the effects of a hypertonic environment on plant cells, while Part II focuses on the effects of a hypotonic environment on human cells. After reading the parts, students working in small groups evaluate the information...

Document: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=539&id=539 Abstract: In this version, developed for a course in human anatomy and physiology, the protagonist of the case, Dr. Westwood, survives an accidental poisoning-not once, but twice. Students read about each incident, applying what they learn in each part of the case to the later sections, and then design a drug to treat the neurotoxin poisoning described in the...

Document: http://sciencecases.lib.buffalo.edu/cs/collection/detail.asp?case_id=203&id=203 Abstract: This case study is designed to teach students at various levels about large biomolecules, nutrition, and product analysis. Students conduct a biochemical analysis of several popular energy drinks on the market, which many students purchase at fairly high prices, and determine whether these products nutritionally match their marketing claims. The case can be used as a review of...