This book presents selected conference proceedings from the 25th Biennial Asian Association for Biology Education Conference. It clarifies the differences between the structure of biology education for educators and researchers. It solves open problems by creating a bridge between biological research and its application in education and the sustainable development of communities. The book's first topic is Biology Education in an X, Y, Z World, which provides ideas for how biology can be taught in innovative ways. The second topic, The Endangered Planet - How can Biology Education Help? discusses how humans depend on other species for survival and how they have the power to cause or to prevent extinctions. The third and final topic, Research in Biology, encompasses the growing wealth of biological information resulting from scientific research, especially in universities. Educators can use these findings to enhance their teaching.

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Prof. Dr. Esther Gnanamalar Sarojini Daniel is attached to the Department of Mathematics and Science Education, Faculty of Education, University of Malaya for the past twenty years. Previous to this she was a secondary school biology teacher for 16 years. Esther obtained her first degree - Bachelor of Science with Education from the University of Malaya and started her career as a science teacher in 1979. She has taught in Sekolah Datuk Abdul Razak, Seremban, The Malay College Kuala Kangsar and Sekolah Tuanku Abdul Rahman Ipoh, till 1994. She joined the Faculty of Education, University of Malaya in 1995. She completed her Masters in Science Education and PhD in USM. She is 100% a product of Malaysian science Education and her passion is education - teaching and working with students. Esther is a professor of science education (biology) as well as environmental education. In addition, her expertise also lies in the area of Integrating Technology in Teaching. Further to this she has researched into the area of cognition, the teaching learning process and the teaching learning environment among secondary students as well as among pre-service science education teacher trainees. The research includes e-learning as well as m-learning approaches. The most recent research sees her putting together an e-learning teaching-learning approach for science teachers and students to augment knowledge sharing, knowledge creation and knowledge construction. In addition she is also at present involved in the implementation and evaluation of environmental education together with WWF Malaysia. She also serves on the academic advisory panels of several institutions. She is also the President of the Learning Sciences Society of Selangor and the Executive Director of the Asian Association of Biology Education. Esther has presented papers at national and international conferences and has publications in local and international journals.

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Biology Education in an X, Y, Z World.- Chapter 1 An Evaluation of Knowledge and Attitudes towards Reproductive Health among Biology Non-Majors at the University of the Philippines Diliman Extension Programme in Pampanga.- Chapter 2 Kitchen PCR: An experimental programme to Experience Plant Genetic Diversity at the DNA Level.- Chapter 3 Students' Knowledge on Climate Change: Implications on Interdisciplinary Learning.- Chapter 4 Why Do School Students' Have Misconceptions about Life Processes?.- Chapter 5 Environmental Science Issues for Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) Development: A Case Study in the Philippines.- Chapter 6 Is Gallery Walk An Effective Teaching and Learning Strategy for Biology?.- Chapter 7 Undergraduate Primary School Teachers' Attitudes towards Using ICT in Biology Courses.- Chapter 8 The Effect of Concept Cartoons as an Instructional Material and Formative Assessment Tool in Teaching Evolution and Diversity on the Achievement of Freshmen College Students.- Chapter 9 Tertiary Education of Evolutionary Biology in Asia.- Chapter 10 Student Biology Teachers: Passive Recipients to Active Participants (A Case Study - University of Malaya, Malaysia).- The Endangered Planet - How can Biology Education Help?.- Chapter 11 Selection of Low-Cost Culture Medium for the Production of Bacterial Protease for Application in Para Rubber Manufacturing.- Chapter 12 The Species Diversity and Assessment of Marine Molluscs in Coral Reefs from Sattahip District, Chonburi Province, Thailand.- Chapter 13 Screening Alcohol - and Acid-Tolerant Microorganisms for Rice Vinegar Production.- Chapter 14 Optimization of PCR Condition for Potentially Novel Species of Lipolytic Bioluminescent Bacteria Isolated and Purified from Selected Philippine Epipelagic Organisms.- Chapter 15 Proximate Composition of Mango (Mangifera indica L.) and Honeydew (Cucumis melo) Wastes Fermented with Mono-Culture of Probiotics Lactobacillus Species.- Research in Bio logy.- Chapter 16 Isolation and Screening of Cellulase Producing Microorganisms and the Study Some Characteristics of Enzymes.- Chapter 17 Comparison of Chemical Compositions and Fatty Acids Profile of Cultured Common Carp (Cyprinus carpio) and Silver Carp (Hipophthalmichthys molitrix).- Chapter 18 Antifungal Activity of Some Medicinal Plants and Their Interactive Effects with Antibiotic on Some Species of Candida Causing Candidiasis.- Chapter 19 Expression of Yeast Metal Accumulation Gene (CCC1) in Tobacco.- Chapter 20 Transformation of rice (Oryza sativa) cultivar Taichung 65 mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens.- Chapter 21 Biomass production of Spirulina platensis in medium containing effluent from Para rubber sheet manufacturing process.- Chapter 22 Effect of Decreasing Dietary Protein with Optimum Level of Methionine on Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss).- Chapter 23 Conclusion: Be it Elementary or Tertiary Level of Biology that we Teach, We need TPACK.