SEA-GENES Laboratory

2 Credits

A third semester extension of the SEA-PHAGES lab experience. A course-based research experience with goals established by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute - the cloning of all genes of a chosen bacteriophage, the testing of the functions of individual bacteriophage genes by phenotypic assays, the identification of host proteins that physically interact with a limited subset of bacteriophage proteins - the ultimate goal of which is establishing a complete data set for the chosen bacteriophage. Prerequisites: BIOS 043 and BIOS 118 Attribute/Distribution: NS