Description

Overview:

This learning video introduces high school students to a topic they would not ordinarily study in school, biotechnology, and to different applications of biotechnology that relate to the main theme of the module - making the desert greener. After reviewing traditional methods used for manipulating plants to produce desired traits, students will learn about the methods of making transgenic plants. Dr. Ziad discusses a real world problem that is critical in his country, Jordan, where much of the land is desert. A prerequisite to this video lesson is some background in biology.

Subject:

Botany, Genetics

Level:

High School

Material Type:

Lecture

Author:

Ziad W. Jaradat, PhD

Provider:

MIT

Provider Set:

MIT Blossoms

Date Added:

09/09/2015