August 5 - Biology - Which way Forward?

Your Final Blog Assignments:

    ”..buildings of the future might become living, breathing things”  Are you encouraged?

    Post a brief paragraph describing why you chose your Research Topic

    Post a comment to a classmate’s blog entry

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