Super Structure start and Bacterial Transformations

Today in Genetics, it was transformation lab day (pBLU Lab from Carolina Biological)!  Students used a protocol to induce bacteria to take up a plasmid.  Results tomorrow and the immune system discussion questions.

In Selected Topics we started our super structure lab ... these structures must have less than 34 grams of wood and must be 7.5-8.5 inches tall ... last year,  we had a student structure hold over 250 pounds.  In addition to working on this structure we are preparing to start our unit on animal and plant science.

Computer programming is still working on sorting problems and making good progress ... I think we can end up qBASIC early next week.