Homework
Weekly homework submissions:
Week 2 – Homework: DNA Read, Write, & Edit
Watercolor and then photoshopped image of the abstract architectural facade. Part 1: Benchling & In-silico Gel Art Create a pattern/image in the style of Paul Vanouse’s Latent Figure Protocol artworks. For the gel art design, I arranged different restriction enzyme digests of Lambda DNA to create an abstract architectural façade. By combining single and triple digests, I created variations in band density and spacing that resemble structural columns, central voids, and layered material systems.
Week 1 – Homework: Principles and Practices
- Biological Engineering Application or Tool I want to develop a site-attuned microbial engineering approach to accelerate the formation of biological soil crusts (biocrusts) in erosion-prone or degraded soils, to reduce topsoil loss and support early plant establishment. The core biological intervention is a minimal, targeted enhancement of extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) production within site-derived or ecologically matched microbial consortia.