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Biotech I

Use Python to read DNA. Find mutations, search gene databases, and identify a mystery sample.

▸16 lessons▸8-12 weeks▸Go at your own pace
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What is Biotech I?

Where code meets biology: read DNA and explore living things with Python.

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What you'll learn

  • ▸Work with real biology data
  • ▸Read DNA and protein sequences in code
  • ▸See how software helps medicine
  • ▸Safe, guided lab projects
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Who it's for

You, if you love biology and want to see how computers are changing science.

Ages 13-18 · intermediate
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Where it leads

Biotech is booming, from new medicines to genetics. Coding is now part of modern science.

BioinformaticsGenetics & MedicineData ScienceResearch
// course experience

Try it yourself.

You write real code, and Nova, your AI mentor, helps you through each challenge.

✓Real DNA and protein data, safe for class
✓Read sequences with Python
✓Your work is checked automatically
✓No wet-lab or unsafe content
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Lesson 1, Activity 5. Only available on a tablet or computer.

// curriculum

Your path, from first line to final project.

8 modules, and each one builds on the last.

A sealed, unlabeled sample lands on your bench. Learn to read DNA as text and count its letters, then use GC content as its first fingerprint.

You'll learn: DNA as text, counting bases, and GC content as a percentage

Lesson 1: The Four-Letter CodeLesson 2: The GC Fingerprint
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What you'll do
✓Learn biotech by writing programs, not by memorizing word lists
✓Use the real terms, like codon, mutation, and reverse complement
✓Study realistic lab data in a safe practice lab
✓Finish by identifying a mystery sample with a DNA search tool you built
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What parents see
✓Connects coding to biology, medicine, and genetics
✓No wet-lab work, medical advice, or open internet access
✓A strong next step after Python for Teens
✓Progress, projects, and a certificate parents can see
// skills learned

Real skills, with their real names.

You learn the words real coders use, and you build something with each one.

DNA StringsBase CountingGC ContentComplementsReverse ComplementsTranscriptionCodon SplittingGenetic Code DictionariesProtein TranslationMotif SearchOpen Reading FramesMutation AnalysisFASTA ParsingSequence Database SearchPercent Identity
// learn by building

Here's what you build by Module 4 (Crack the Code).

// proof of work

Finish the course. Earn the certificate.

Finish the course and you get a Certificate of Completion that anyone can check online. Add it to a portfolio, an application, or a resume. It shows you built real projects, not just watched videos.

✓Yours automatically when you finish the course
✓A PDF to share, plus a link anyone can check
✓It lists the real skills you practiced
✓A finish line worth working toward
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Certificate of Completion
This certifies that
Jane Smith
has successfully completed all projects of
Biotech I
Daniel Mondeu
Founder, Generation STEM
★CERTIFIED
January 1, 2026
Date issued
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What students say.

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Ivyage 16
3 weeks ago

code and biology together

I'm in AP Bio and had no real idea this is what bioinformatics actually is. Finding the single letter behind sickle cell myself, in code, was unreal.
Camilaage 14
4 weeks ago
we did DNA in science this year and i already knew what a codon was bc of this. my teacher was confused lol
Jonasage 15
2 months ago
identifying the unknown sample at the end felt like actual lab work
Noorage 17
3 months ago
Fascinating subject and taught well. You do need some Python going in, it says intermediate and it means it, so I had to stop and learn string slicing properly first. Hoping theres a Biotech II at some point.
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