Homework
Weekly homework submissions:
Week 1 HW: Principles and Practices
HTGAA Homework 1 Describe a biological engineering application or tool you want to develop and why: Bioremediation of heavy metal contamination from soils in former industrial, or military areas to allow for future development. At present there are an estimated 1,340 superfund sites on the EPA’s National Priority List (NPL) in the United States and according to a 2023 study, 23 million people live within 1 mile of a site.
HTGAA Homework 2 Part 1: Benchling & In-silico Gel Art See the Gel Art: Restriction Digests and Gel Electrophoresis protocol for details. Overview: Make a free account at benchling.com Import the Lambda DNA. Simulate Restriction Enzyme Digestion with the following Enzymes: EcoRI HindIII BamHI KpnI EcoRV SacI SalI Create a pattern/image in the style of Paul Vanouse’s Latent Figure Protocol artworks. Part 2: Gel Art - Restriction Digests and Gel Electrophoresis