Want to engineer cells that can survive what others can't?

The Problem: We need armies of identical plant cells for experiments, but current methods are like trying to organize a flash mob—chaotic and unreliable!

Your Engineering Challenge: Create a "cellular bouncer" system using antibiotic resistance genes that only lets the right cells survive, giving us perfect populations for high-throughput experiments.

What You'll Master:

Genetic circuit design: Engineer survival systems for plant cells

Golden Gate cloning: Build genetic constructs like molecular Lego

Protoplast transformation: Turn ordinary cells into genetically modified ones

Flow cytometry: Sort and analyze thousands of cells at once

Microscopy: Visualize your cellular security system in action

The Innovation: Your selection system will become the foundation for all high-throughput plant biotechnology in the lab.

Skills gained: Molecular cloning, bacterial transformation, cell culture, advanced microscopy, data analysis