Lesson Type: Web-Based Activity

NGSS Nature of Science Thread: Science Knowledge Is Based on Empirical Evidence

This case study for translation delves deeper into the actions of luciferase & gives students the opportunity to access the NCBI gene database, look at protein structure, think about biotech applications of reporter genes, and engage in argumentation from evidence. It also introduces them to the idea of bioluminescence. It builds on some materials from the Utah Genetics website.