Students from Rhonda Crowe’s class at Moody Junior High School attended a field trip at the HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology in Huntsville on Friday, Dec. 9.

The students, led by Madelene Loftin of HudsonAlpha, took part in a unique learning activity developed for middle and high school students that included extracting DNA from a strawberry.

About HudsonAlpha

Jim Hudson and Lonnie McMillian planned and established the non-profit, organization, HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology.

Combining $80 million in philanthropic contributions, anchored by the Alpha Foundation, with $50 million from the State of Alabama, HudsonAlpha is formed with the goal of moving advancements in genomics to improve the human condition.