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Nov 23, 2024
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2023-24 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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BIO 200 - SEA-PHAGES: Discovery(2 credits)
Discovery is a laboratory-only course focused upon the discovery and characterization of bacteriophages, viruses which infect bacteria, also known as phages. It includes the isolation, purification and amplification of new phages from environmental samples using a specific bacterial host. Characterization of each phage includes DNA isolation and electron microscopic visualization of the isolated virus. This course represents the first component of Northwestern participation in the Science Education Alliance - Phage Hunters Advancing Genomics and Evolutionary Science (SEA-PHAGES) project. The course will provide students an authentic scientific research by discovering bacterial viruses which have never been isolated before.
Note: A fee is associated with this course.
Prerequisities: BIO115SN and CHE101SN or CHE111.
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