Developmental Biology Laboratory

Catalog description

Provides hands-on experience in techniques currently in use in developmental biology research. Techniques included may vary from year to year as changes in the field warrant. Model organisms are used such as sponges, slime mold, sea urchin, C. elegans, chicks, zebrafish, arabadopsis, and the fruit fly. Some techniques currently covered include cell-cell adhesion, in vitro fertilization, northern blotting, western blotting, and antibody based histochemical staining. Recommended Preparation: BIOL 351 and BIOL 352 . Three hours laboratory. Prerequisite(s)/Corequisite(s): BIOL 368 .