Dr. Day and the students performed a biotechnology experiment. They collected E. coli bacteria that had had foreign genes transferred into them. One of these genes was resistance to the antibiotic ampicillin. The other gene was the firefly enzyme luciferase.
Scientists often use animals in their research.
Dr. Block showed the students a snail he has used in his work to learn more about biological clocks . After learning about the biological clock that determines the human sleep-wake cycle , many of the students analyzed their own sleep patterns. Modern computer technology is essential in today's scientific research laboratories. Dr. Ammasi Periasamy is the director of a Cellular Imaging Facility. His computer and special microscope allow scientists like Dr. Day to see inside cells in new ways.