Week 2

Having no real experience in Biological Engineering prior to taking 20.020, the first few weeks of this class have been an enlightening experience to say the least.  Although we have not completely explored the myriad of subject matters pertaining to BE, the past couple days have intrigued me in a few topics areas.

First, the simple alterations of living organisms, although as small as E. Coli, have shown me how powerful synthetic biology can be.  From changing the natural scent to changing the physical appearance of the organism, I have gotten a first impression of biological engineering to be essentially limitless.

I am also looking forward to working with the upperclassmen, and got a glimpse at this opportunity on Wednesday while working with the E. Coli transformations regarding color.  How intelligent they are, having already gone through the coursework we are about to partake in, combined with their extremely helpful nature makes the dynamic very useful to my learning.

As long as the rest of the weeks continue in the same fashion as the past two have, this will be a great semester.  And by the looks of the structure of the class, it will only get more interesting compelling as the weeks roll by.