Biotechnology

The field of biotechnology has exploded in recent years! The possibilities stretch the imagination, as well as presenting challenges legally and ethically. Just because we have the technology to alter the genetics of an organism, should we? In this section, we will be performing a Transformation of Bacteria Lab, inserting the genes for antibiotic resistance and green fluorescent protein into //E. coli// bacteria.

Let's begin by reading Ch. 20 in the text. Lecture notes:

Ch. 20 Reading Guide

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