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Advanced Biology – Molecular Research Techniques (Honors)

This course provides students with an opportunity to learn advanced techniques in molecular biology and their applications in biotechnology. Students delve deeply into advanced topics such as genetic engineering and synthetic biology, with a specific focus on the use of CRISPR technology and the ways in which they can leverage it to explore real-world problems in medicine, agriculture, and more. Students travel each week to the BioBuilder learning lab at Ginkgo Bioworks for an immersive experience in which students learn the skills and tools of molecular research through an ongoing research project. 

Prerequisites: any Chemistry or Biology Applications course at the Honors level and with departmental permission (Biology Applications: DNA & Genetics highly recommended).  Offered at the Honors level only. 

  • Interests: Health, Research
  • Grades: 11th, 12th
  • Subjects: Science

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