A cross-disciplinary hands-on genomics curriculum adaptable for high school to undergraduate education.

ABSTRACT: DNA literacy is becoming increasingly essential for navigating healthcare, understanding pandemics, and engaging with biotechnology-yet genomics education remains limited at the secondary level of education. We present a modular, hands-on curriculum designed for high school and early undergraduate students (ages 14-21) that introduces key genomics concepts through an experiment on fermentation, a process that is key to food preservation and medicine. Students follow a complete scientific process: exploring what DNA is and how microbial succession works, analyzing real DNA sequencing data, and writing a formal scientific report. The course integrates molecular biology, bioinformatics, and data analysis obtained from portable nanopore sequencing technology (Oxford Nanopore MinION), giving st

SUBMITTER: Zaaijer S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12687634 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature