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The Jackprot Simulation Couples Mutation Rate with Natural Selection to Illustrate How Protein Evolution Is Not Random

The Jackprot is a didactic slot machine simulation that illustrates how mutation rate coupled with natural selection can interact to generate highly specialized proteins. Conceptualized by Guillermo Paz-y-Miño C., Avelina Espinosa, and Chunyan Y. Bai (New England Center for the Public Understanding of Science, Roger Williams University and the University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth), the Jackprot uses simplified slot-machine probability principles to demonstrate how mutation rate coupled with natural selection suffice to explain the origin and evolution of highly specialized proteins. The
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TEAM MEMBERS: New England Center for the Public Understanding of Science Avelina Espinosa Guillermo Paz-y-Mino-C
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Public Participation in Scientific Research: Defining the Field and Assessing Its Potential for Informal Science Education

This white paper is the product of the CAISE Public Participation in Scientific Research Inquiry Group. It describes how public participation in scientific research (PPSR) through informal science education can provide opportunities to increase public science literacy.
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TEAM MEMBERS: Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE) Rick Bonney Heidi Ballard Rebecca Jordan Ellen McCallie Tina Phillips Jennifer Shirk Candie Wilderman