Project:

Cleaning The Harbor: A Method to Check the Mess

Students:

Isabella Torres, Seth Rivera, Jared Vittore

School:

Urban Assembly New York Harbor School, Manhattan

Mentors:

Mauricio Gonzalez

Abstract:

There are many species from algae in New York’s harbor that act as bio-indicators. Samples will be collected from various points around the Estuary. Genetic tests will be run to identify their species. Among the techniques performed will be DNA extraction, amplification, separation, sequencing, and bioinformatics.

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