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

Published

February 16, 2021

Source

mBio

2021 Feb 16;12(1):e03432-20

PMID: 33593964

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.

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Levy CIMAR

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