This course is designed to provide a genuine research experience for undergraduate students at the sophomore/junior level. Students will pursue a novel research question and use modern laboratory techniques to examine this question and test hypotheses. Prerequisites: BIOL 121N, BIOL 122N, BIOL 123N, and BIOL 124N. Pre- or corequisite: BIOL 291 or BIOL 292 or BIOL 293 or BIOL 294.