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This one semester introductory class is open to freshmen who successfully completed a high school biology course. No other experience is required. Students will explore concepts and methods required to understand an environmental biome, the sum of organisms that coexist and interact in a given environmental space. The laboratory component will compare environmental samples using ribosomal DNA typing, as well as metagenomic sequence analysis. This year’s research focus will explore biological profiles surrounding penguins at the Maryland Zoo using novel metagenomic DNA sequence data.