Publisher's Note Biology Brought to Life is a unique guide for active learning in biology. This lab manual is designed to excite students about science, to foster analytical and critical thinking skills, and to reach a broad group of students with diverse learning styles. Biology Brought to Life features eleven open-ended experiments that illustrate fundamental principles of biology and teaches students how to apply the scientific method to investigation of biological problems. The labs are intended for majors and nonmajors biology courses using inquiry-based labs, active learning strategies, and microbiological examples.