Serious Science
Animal & Plant Biotech
The Biotech Students began an animal science unit this week. In the picture to the left and below, students are performing an Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay (ELISA) to detect presence of disease. The cells in the microwell strip which tuned blue indicate the presence of the "disease".
Research & Development
The Research and Development students are running a pilot study to trial the ability to quantify microbes. These students are working to answer a question with Oil Eating Microbes (OEM's) on controlling oil spills in water. One of the ways we hope to measure the OEM's preference to variable conditions is to count the number of OEM colonies growing on a media plate. Pictured below, students are testing a serial dilution procedure so the we can count the OEM colonies and estimate the preference. 
Plant Science
Plant Science students are working through a unit where they learn about environmental conditions that support plant growth: water, nutrients, temperature, and light. In the photo to the right, students are gathering data from an experiment on how light impacts plant growth or phototropism.
