Here in America we have a large Salmonella outbreak affecting hundreds of people spread across over 40 states. The CDC has linked the Salmonella to one factory in Georgia. How can the CDC tell where the bacteria came from? This site lets your students explore the basics of bacterial identification using virtual DNA sequences obtained via PCR.
One of the difficulties teaching science is making it real. Few students can make the theoretical connections to the real world without lots of help. Exercises like this one should help bridge the gap.
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/bacterial_id/index.html
One of the difficulties teaching science is making it real. Few students can make the theoretical connections to the real world without lots of help. Exercises like this one should help bridge the gap.
http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/vlabs/bacterial_id/index.html
