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 CRISPR technology and how it can be leveraged to address real-world problems in medicine, agriculture, and more. Students travel each week to the BioBuilder learning lab at Allston Labworks for an immersive experience in which students learn the skills and tools of molecular research through an ongoing research project. 

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

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

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