Summer Workshop in Metagenomics: One Week Plus Eight Students Equals Gigabases of Cloned DNA

We designed a week-long laboratory workshop in metagenomics for a cohort of undergraduate student researchers. During this course, students learned and utilized molecular biology and microbiology techniques to construct a metagenomic library from Puerto Rican soil. Pre- and postworkshop assessments...

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Main Authors: Carlos Rios-Velazquez, Lynn L. Williamson, Karen A. Cloud-Hansen, Heather K. Allen, Mathew D. McMahon, Zakee L. Sabree, Justin J. Donato, Jo Handelsman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2011-09-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education
Online Access:http://jmbesubmissions.asm.org/index.php/jmbe/article/view/177