BIOL 302L - Phage Discovery

Institution:

Coastal Carolina University

Subject:

Biology

Description:

(2)(Coreq: BIOL*121, BIOL*122, or permission of instructor) Phage Discovery is the first semester in a sequence of inquiry-based courses designed to provide entry-level science students with an extensive classroom-based research experience. During this course students are tasked with discovering and characterizing a novel bacteriophage, which is a virus that infects bacteria. Laboratory activities include isolation and purification of phage from environmental samples, visualization of these phages using electron microscopy, and analysis of purified viral DNA. The semester culminates with obtaining the DNA sequence of discovered phages. This course is particularly useful for students interested in research. F

Credits:

2.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Take BIOL*121 or BIOL*122;

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lab

Notes:

Department: Biology; CEEB: 5837;

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.coastal.edu

Phone Number:

(843) 347-3161

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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