In 150 words or fewer, explain the research or creative question(s) that drive your project and their stakes.
Undergraduate students from a range of majors take part in a biotechnology course to isolate and study bacteriophages, viruses that destroy bacteria cells by infecting them and reproducing inside them. Some bacteriophages may be able to help treat antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Students in the class recently named one of their bacteriophages for President Mitch Daniels.
Recommended Citation
(2022)
"Cover Image Research Summary,"
The Journal of Purdue Undergraduate Research:
Vol. 12, Article 41.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.7771/2158-4052.1600
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