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VER the past several decades concepts in cell and molecular biology have become central themes in the study of life science. New discoveries, especially in the areas of DNA sequencing and protein synthesis have led to the development of new technologies. Because these applications have a profound influence on our daily lives, a fundamental understanding of DNA and protein synthesis is essential to a general biology curriculum. The major problem encountered by many biology educators is the inability to convey the cell processes and the organelles responsible for them without burdening students with excessive terminology and abstractions. At the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, a team of educators and biologists has developed a novel approach to teaching protein synthesis. Our approach is similar to recent activities described in The American Biology Teacher (Glickstein 1995; Oakley 1995; Rode 1995; Francis & Sellers 1994), but different in focus and technique by virtue of integration with home economics and cooking. This lab, Protein Potluck, is part of the curric-

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