I have it lucky!  Many of the experiences and approaches that we are seeing in the lab are directly applicable to my instruction in the classroom.  I can present the whole project in a “how do we do science?” conversation, by modeling the question and the data collection that is being done in the labs as a way to test the experimental hypothesis.  Then, there is the methods piece – because biotechnology and immunity and taxonomy are all part of the Biology Standard Course of Study I can make immediate links to the “hands-on” skills that we are seeing.  That’s all the more operational side of things.  In the more esotetic sense, this is a great experience to cite when discussing biodiversity on a micro scale.  The ecosystem instruction that we do in class is almost always at the macr level – bitds, worms, trees, dandelions, and flies in a forest ecosystem.  What a cool way to represent that diversity – really rich diversity – exists at the microscopic level.  I can even imagine a pretty good “yuck” factor when introducing the location and sampling of the intestinal microbiome. I can’t wait!