Biotechnology is a two semester course which blends classic biology, applied biology, and technology. The first semester deals with protozoa and monera. Students work on wide-ranging projects which include freshwater protozoa, rumen ciliates, population dynamics, bacteria morphology, pathology and antibiotic resistance. The emphasis in the second semester is DNA science. Students work with restriction enzymes, RFLP's, DNA fingerprinting, mapping of restriction sites on plasmids and bacterial transformation.
Students become familiar with chromosomal DNA isolation and gel electrophoresis.
Data will be posted as the project progresses. For further information, you're encouraged to contact the instructor, Don Peterson . This site makes extensive use of JavaScripts and is best viewed with Netscape 4.0 or Internet Explorer 4.0 or greater.