BIO 2045 - Tiny Earth: Bacterial Antibiotic Discovery

4 cr

This course is a partnership with the Tiny Earth organization, a unique course designed to ignite students' interest in biology by introducing them to hands-on research integrated with learning core biology concepts. The student-driven research project provides a fun and engaging opportunity to make your own scientific discoveries. Students spend the semester: a) discovering antibiotic-producing bacteria from soil sources, b) characterizing their producers, c) extracting secondary metabolites, and d) contributing their findings to a database shared by a global network of student researchers.
Prerequisite: BIO 1121 and permission of instructor
Lab fee $50
Spring, even years