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Welcome to Evo-Ed!

A complete understanding of evolution requires knowledge that spans many biological sub-disciplines. However, students are often only taught evolution in the context of ecological systems and isolated from genetic and cellular ones. To address this issue, we have developed interactive case studies that aim to promote integrative biological thinking. Our phenotypic evolution cases track the evolution of traits from their origination in DNA mutation, to the production of different proteins, to the fixation of alternate macroscopic phenotypes in reproductively isolated populations. Our evolutionary medicine cases focus on human diseases and disorders and highlight the importance of integrating evolutionary perspectives into human biology. Our cases include PowerPoint slides, question guides, games, and videos that are designed as teaching resources for those who wish to implement one or more of these cases into their teaching. You can navigate each page using the table of contents on the left side, and the entire site by using the links on the page header.