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SNHS Hosts Young Biologist Program

Written by Manar Al-Gburi
November 1, 2024
Photo by Manar Al-Gburi
One Step At A Time: Post-baccalaureate student Libbie Marie Ogilvie helps guide members as they carry out the test, telling them the steps one at a time. They conducted a catalase test on E.Coli. “It was my first time teaching others how to do the test, but they’re doing so good because they listen so well,” Ogilvie said

Science National Honor Society hosted its second young biologist program in the biology lab on Saturday, October 26. Multiple Ph.D students from different campuses showed up to aid members with a new hands-on experiment. This program was held to mainly conduct gram staining on different bacteria samples. Samples like E. Coli and staphylococcus were also used to see if they were aerobic or anaerobic by conducting a catalase test with hydrogen peroxide. 

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