A research project will be performed by the students in the class. This project will either be a shared class project where the student is responsible for a portion of a large project or an individual student project. All projects must be approved by the instructor. The written report will follow the format for a brief scientific manuscript. All laboratories require observations 1-2 times per week in order to follow response over time.
Many laboratories require manipulations at many different time points.
The laboratories schedule does not correlate precisely with the topics in lecture as the recovery of stably transformed tissue is a lengthy process. These exercises are performed early in the quarter to allow time for recovery of transgenic tissue. Students will establish shoot cultures of African violet and streptocarpus. Leaves will be sterilized and various portions of the leaf will be placed on induction medium. Shoot will be transferred to a second medium to induce root formation.