Project:

What is lurking on the coins in your pocket?

Students:

Tirzah Kamran, Kayla Pena

Institution:

Queensborough Community College, Queens

Mentors:

Nidhi Gadura

Abstract:

Copper is known for its antimicrobial properties that are responsible for cell lysis in many pathogenic microorganisms.The goal of this project is to identify what strains of bacteria grow on copper alloy coins through DNA barcoding.

Poster:

Team samples: