23/09/2026
𧬠This is not a course from an old brochure. It is listed for FALL 2026 right now.
MacEwan's Biological Sciences department describes BIOL 421 as a guided laboratory research project focused on how mammalian cells respond to environmental or chemical treatments.
Students work collaboratively and may use techniques such as:
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Mammalian cell culture
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RNA isolation
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Quantitative PCR (qPCR)
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Protein analysis
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Experimental design and data interpretation
The important part is the structure: students are not only watching a demonstration. They are working through a research question with modern molecular and cellular biology methods.
This is a senior course with prerequisites, so it is not something every first-year student walks into immediately.
π© DM us "BIOLOGY" if you're looking at a Bachelor of Science pathway and want to understand how the upper-year courses build.
Official source: MacEwan University Department of Biological Sciences, current Fall 2026 course listing.