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May 04, 2024
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Undergraduate Catalog 2020-21 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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BIO 2045 - Tiny Earth: Bacterial Antibiotic Discovery4 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
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