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Tiny Earth: A Big Idea for STEM Education and Antibiotic Discovery.

Authors :
Hurley A
Chevrette MG
Acharya DD
Lozano GL
Garavito M
Heinritz J
Balderrama L
Beebe M
DenHartog ML
Corinaldi K
Engels R
Gutierrez A
Jona O
Putnam JHI
Rhodes B
Tsang T
Hernandez S
Bascom-Slack C
Blum JE
Price PA
Davis D
Klein J
Pultorak J
Sullivan NL
Mouncey NJ
Dorrestein PC
Miller S
Broderick NA
Handelsman J
Source :
MBio [mBio] 2021 Feb 16; Vol. 12 (1). Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 16.
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

The world faces two seemingly unrelated challenges-a shortfall in the STEM workforce and increasing antibiotic resistance among bacterial pathogens. We address these two challenges with Tiny Earth, an undergraduate research course that excites students about science and creates a pipeline for antibiotic discovery.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 Hurley et al.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2150-7511
Volume :
12
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
MBio
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
33593964
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1128/mBio.03432-20