BIOL 200
Mitochondria and chloroplasts both have DNA that is inherited from this person.
What is your mom?
The gut microbiome is thought to be connected to the brain, and an enhanced gut microbiome is linked to a lower risk of this neurodegenerative disease, which is also the most common form of dementia.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
A cyclosporiasis outbreak this past summer was linked to this produce sold by Taylor Farms.
What is (iceberg) lettuce?
A scene from Project Hail Mary that annoyed lab scientists everywhere involves Dr. Ryland Grace improperly placing samples into this device.
What is a centrifuge?
On 11/4/26, we will be using bacteria to make art on these pieces of lab equipment!
What is a Petri dish?
The lac operon is a group of genes on this bacteria, and is activated by the presence of lactose.
What is E. coli (or Escherichia coli)?
Lactobacillus bacteria are crucial to the vaginal microbiome because they help maintain an acidic environment by producing lactic acid through this process.
What is fermentation?
Mary-Dell Chilton, the "Queen of Agrobacterium," passed away in June 2026. She did her groundbreaking research on plant tumors and created the first genetically-modified organisms as a scientist at this PNW university.
What is the University of Washington?
The COVID-19 pandemic provided the premise for this movie, in which Miles Bron hosts a murder mystery party and Daniel Craig's character plays Among Us in a bathtub.
What is Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery?
What is undergraduate research?
The Shine-Dalgarno sequence in bacterial and archaeal mRNA helps certain organelles bind and initiate this process.
What is translation?
This hot beverage is rich in antioxidants and contains polyphenols and catechins, which help reduce the growth of harmful bacteria in the oral microbiome.
What is green tea (or matcha)?
An ongoing outbreak of this disease has caused 4 deaths across 38 counties in Pennsylvania.
What is measles (or rubeola)?
This 1995 movie starring Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, and Morgan Freeman focuses on the fictional Motaba virus, and outlines how far a military goes to contain a deadly disease.
What is Outbreak?
These are the two platforms where you can learn more about upcoming ASMUW events, meetings, and co-curricular opportunities!
What are Instagram and Discord?
This enzyme attaches to and "unzips" double-stranded DNA to begin DNA replication.
What is helicase?
Rhizobia bacteria convert atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia to make it usable for plants, and they do so while inhabiting nodules in this part of the plant.
What are the roots?
In August 2026, public health officials began investigating outbreaks of this bacteria linked to jalapeño peppers, broccoli sprouts, and the droppings of pet turtles.
What is Salmonella?
The film Contagion was partially inspired by a 2009 outbreak of this disease, which is caused by an H1N1 virus that predominantly infects Sus scrofa.
What is swine flu?
This two-year program is hoping to get third-year undergraduate students connected with microbiology grad students!
What is MicroMentors?
This lab technique, abbreviated FISH, uses a dyed "probe" to detect and locate a specific DNA sequence on a chromosome.
What is fluorescence in situ hybridization?
Nocardia is a key bacterial genus to this industrial process, during which biofilms of bacteria break down fats, oils, and greases in activated sludge systems.
What is wastewater treatment (or sewage treatment)?
In September 2026, a team from Syracuse University identified “fire amoeba” in Lassen Volcanic National Park in this U.S. state.
What is California?
An engineering professor nicknamed “Virus” is played by Boman Irani in this 2009 Bollywood movie starring Aamir Khan as Rancho, who navigates college life with Raju and Farhan.
What is 3 Idiots?
On 11/5/26, we will be attending a lab event hosted by this institute which has locations in Laurelhurst and South Lake Union.
What is Seattle Children's Hospital (or Seattle Children's Research Institute)?