Nov 9, 2022
What is KBase? Do you need a refresher? Watch this five-minute video. This KBase Narrative is an interactive way to explore how YOU can put together (“assemble”) and identify genes and features (“annotate”) a genome with KBase: https://narrative.kbase.us/narrative/20498 Our goal is for you to start working with the sequences we obtained from the Nanopore sequencer.…
Oct 7, 2022
Module 4 Week 2 + FALL BREAK This upcoming week, it’s FALL BREAK! We hope you are able to make use of this time to catch your breath during a busy semester! While many students use this time to catch up with coursework, we encourage you to also take down time to have fun, rest and…
Oct 3, 2022
Expectations for Module 4: Introduction to Biotechnology We continue our biotechnology adventure in Module 4 where we will connect concepts of biology’s central dogma to its importance in biotechnology! We will identify key features of bacterial genes and genomes to begin exploring the potential of using microbes to recycle electronic waste. During this module…
Apr 22, 2022
Dr. S. and I are really excited to learn about your research and team design projects! Your Team Project is due on Monday, April 25th by 5pm, and we will be accepting submissions on the Moodle submission portal through Wednesday April 27th. Please continue to review the Team Project Guidelines as you finish your work. Review…
Apr 21, 2022
You have worked in groups for several weeks and refined your experimental design and background research. Congratulations on your hard work! You learned about high-throughput sequencing and explored the genome of this organism. You shared peer feedback and helped each other improve your project! Your last task is your final submission. Please review the guidelines…