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Toxicology and Dose Response
A dose response curve students build themselves.
Students expose brine shrimp to a dilution series of a test substance and count survivors. They plot survival against dose and calculate an LC50, the dose that kills half the animals.
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What students do
Students set up a dilution series and add brine shrimp to each dose. They count survivors after a set time. They plot a dose response curve and calculate an LC50.
Vision and Change
Core concept: systems.
Core competency: science and society.
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Toxicology and Dose Response
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