10/09/2026
Small bacteria, life-changing possibilities! 🦠This week in Medical Interventions, students modeled bacterial transformation—the process by which bacteria take up new DNA. They explored how scientists use this process to give bacteria instructions for producing important medicines, including insulin and certain blood-clotting factors.
Connecting a classroom model to real medical applications helped students practice our Portrait of a Learner competency Strategic Problem Solver: using science to understand how we can meet patients’ needs. 🧬💉