Pictured is Jennifer Allsbrook, sitting in lower right corner, and recent students from her Introduction to Biotechnology Pioneer Magnolia Detectives Class. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Allsbrook)
A Sweetbay Magnolia tree blossom. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Allsbrook)
A Sweetbay Magnolia tree blossom. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Allsbrook)
Students in Jennifer Allsbrook’s class work with lab tools to perform gel electrophoresis. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Allsbrook)
Students in Jennifer Allsbrook’s class work with lab tools to perform gel electrophoresis. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Allsbrook)
A Sweetbay Magnolia tree blossom. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Allsbrook)
A Sweetbay Magnolia tree growing out of population in Western Carolina. (Photo courtesy of Jennifer Allsbrook)
This map of the Southeastern United States shows the current populations of Sweetbay Magnolias. (Photo taken from: By U.S. Geological Survey.Masebrock at en.wikipedia [Public domain], from Wikimedia Commons)