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General Microbiology
Honors
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General Honors students and other students who seek
permission
of the course instructor, have the opportunity to enroll in General
Microbiology
Honors.
How is BSCI 223H similar to BSCI 223?
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Students attend the same lecture.
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Students complete the same lecture exams
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Students learn the fundamentals of microbiology through lecture
and
lab experiences.
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Students will use web ct for communication within the course.
How is BSCI 223H different from BSCI 223?
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BSCI 223H students will have the opportunity to participate in a
Case Study research project and share the case study work with the full
complement of BSCI 223 students through an on-line discussion.
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BSCI 223H students attend lab together as a small group and work
directly with the BSCI223H course instructor.
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BSCI 223H students have the opportunity to choose lab exercises-
the lab experience will vary based upon student interest.
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BSCI 223H Students will have the opportunity to work individually
or in pairs on student designed projects.
Take a look at the Lab Syllabus to
see our schedule for this semester.
Students will spend the first five labs learning basic techniques in
microbiology. Once mastered, students will apply this new
knowledge
to one or two long term endeavors. Examples of long term projects
include:
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Isolation of a microbe from
nature
via Enrichment Culture.
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This research project culminates in a real and virtual
poster session.
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Production of a genetically engineered protein. Students
will
work through the process of scaling up the production of a genetically
modified protein. This series of has been designed with the
collaboration
of the University's Bioprocess
Scale Up Facility and students will perform lab experiments in
this
biotechnology center. In the spring of 2003 our project will involve
the
comparision of two methods used to produce pharmaceuticals:
1. the use of recombinant bacteria and 2. the use of transgenic
plants.
Each semester, BSCI 223H students are expected to complete a project
that will benefit the BSCI 223 course on whole. Examples in
past
semesters
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debate covering the pros and cons of genetic screening prior to
the
showing of the movie "GATTACA" to the lecture section.
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participation in online discussion of the appropriate use of
biotechnology,
specifically using the example of recombinant bovine somatotropin as a
method to boost milk production by dairy cattle.
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writing a case study on a the use of transgenic corn. One case study "A
Farmet's Dilemma" written in the Fall of 2001 is presently used for
discussion
among studnets in the large lecture poriton General Microbiology.
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