An Avida-ED digital evolution curriculum for undergraduate biology

We present an inquiry-based curriculum based on the digital evolution platform Avida-ED ( http://avida-ed.msu.edu ). We designed an instructional sequence and lab book consisting of an introduction to Avida-ED and a set of three lessons focused on specific evolutionary concepts. These served to familiarize students with experimental evolution and Avida-ED. Students then developed independent Avida-ED research projects to test their own...