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Seeking the Bt gene in food made from corn
The Search for Bt Click on the link to see our lab in action! We extracted DNA from tortillias, fritos, gummy bears, chicken feed, popcorn,cheerios, polenta and jam. We used PCR to amplify the corn invertase gene (to show we … Continue reading →
Portfolio Possibilities
Here’s a kind of assignment that can work for intermediate level and advanced level courses. The huge advantage of this kind of assignment is that there’s a lot more variety in what you grade. Another advantage is that students will often learn new things, both about the course material and even about themselves, as a result of completing a portfolio.
SCC: Happy Holiday Shopping Season!
Happy Thanksgiving Vassar! While on Thursday many will be digging into large portions of Turkey (or possibly some Tofurky for those vegetarians and vegans among us), the day after then kicks off the nonstop shopping extravaganza that is the Holiday season.
For this week’s Sustainable Community Challenge – and for this holiday season more generally – we ask you to think more locally with your holiday spending.