SNOWBERRY

Symphoricapos albus
Scale 7 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1

2 POINT

FACT: First Nations use this plant as a medicine and a soap.

Cool, Warm

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RUFOUS HUMMINGBIRD

Selasphorus rufus
Scale 5 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2

4 POINTS

PLAY: Rufous Hummingbird has FLIGHT OF 2. FACT: Rufous Hummingbird has a straw shaped beak and a long tongue.

Cool, Warm

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Gene Knockout

PROJECT CARD

4 POINTS

Study the biological effects of disrupting specific genes in a single celled model organism.


Collect: 1 SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISM card, 1 SEQUENCING card, 1 IMAGING card, 1 STRAIN DEVELOPMENT card


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Cancer Research

PROJECT CARD

4 POINTS

Study the genetics of human tumor development using a vertebrate model organisim.


Collect: 1 VERTEBRATE card, 1 MOLECULAR GENETICS card, 1 SEQUENCING card, 1 IMAGING card


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Transcriptomics

PROJECT CARD

4 POINTS

Study changes in gene expression that occur when plants defend themselves from pests and pathogens.


Collect: 1 PLANT card, 1 MOLECULAR GENETICS card, 1 SEQUENCING card, 1 BIOINFORMATICS card


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Phylogenetic Analysis

PROJECT CARD

4 POINTS

Infer the evolutionary relationships of different speices by comparing their genetic sequences.


Collect:  1 SEQUENCING card + 1 BIOINFORMATICS card + 2 different species cards.


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