Researchers with a UC San Diego outreach program are teaching students at the High Tech High Media Arts campus about gene editing, but it's more than just a chemistry lesson, it's lighting the way for their futures in science. From the naked eye, a petri dish looks like it's filled with little bubbles but with a closer look under a UV light, it expresses a green fluorescent protein. High Tech High Media Arts students used this experiment to learn about base editing, where they were tasked to "cure" the bacteria. This is a concept that paves the way for genome editing research such as climate-resilient crops or treating human disease at the genetic level. MORE: https://www.cbs8.com/article/news/local/high-tech-high-students-gets-hands-with-genetic-editing/509-4494e51c-c113-42b7-b293-ba2468c5a5cd