Let’s talk about farming inside urban warehouses, or sleek glass highrises tucked in crowded neighborhoods.
It may sound strange, but that’s the idea behind vertical farming, a new way to grow food in the middle of and during any season of the year.
is a publication by Science in Society, a Northwestern University research center for science outreach and public engagement.
With support from Science in Society and visiting scientists and faculty, high school students in this program undertake a genetics case study, learn about a hereditary health disorder, and use DNA-based laboratory diagnostics to determine the likelihood of mutation in the fictional patient. Afterward, students assess risk around...
