 Hello, from North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics. I'd like to tell you about the Honors Genetics and Biotechnology course with NCSSM Connect. What's genetics? It's the science of inheritance of biological traits. How we and other living things inherit the DNA that determines our traits. What's biotechnology? It's using that science to create new products and industries. And biotechnology is a huge industry in North Carolina. Now, many students are interested in genetics because they want to practice medicine or conduct medical research. That's great. In this class, we'll learn about inborn genetic diseases, infectious diseases and cancer. We'll learn how the genetic mechanisms for these conditions were discovered and how that knowledge helps us treat and even cure these formerly untreatable conditions with new technologies like gene editing, vaccines and creative medicinal chemistry. It's an exciting time to be alive. Now maybe you have an enthusiasm for general biology and are fascinated with the diversity of life on earth across the vast time scales of evolution. Great! We'll study population genetics, how you can track changes in genes over the generations. With this knowledge, you can study organisms that are endangered and help save them. Conservation biology and the list goes on. Forensic science and DNA fingerprinting, gene mapping, DNA damage and mutations, molecular genetics lab techniques like sequencing, genomics, genetic engineering, so much to learn and I'm excited to work with you.