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As it was the first time the lab was offered as part of the program, the instructors took the budding course as an opportunity to try something new, aiming to mesh the lab with the local culture surrounding them while abroad. And for Lyon, that meant incorporating silk.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERead more about the unique experience on the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/study-abroad-program-uses-silk-weave-together-science-and-culture\u0022\u003ECollege of Sciences website\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":"","format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EThis summer, eight students in the Biomolecular Engineering, Science, and Technology study abroad program in Lyon, France (BEST-Lyon) were able to explore the rich cultural, scientific, and economic history of silk production in the city in an unlikely place: a biology lab.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"This summer, eight students in the Biomolecular Engineering, Science, and Technology study abroad program in Lyon, France were able to explore the city\u0027s rich history of silk production in an unlikely place: a biology lab."}],"uid":"35575","created_gmt":"2023-09-21 17:38:54","changed_gmt":"2024-02-01 15:11:25","author":"adavidson38","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2023-09-26T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"671786":{"id":"671786","type":"image","title":"The students and instructors and some of the students in the BEST-Lyon program.","body":null,"created":"1695317942","gmt_created":"2023-09-21 17:39:02","changed":"1695317942","gmt_changed":"2023-09-21 17:39:02","alt":"A group of people gathering for a smiling selfie while wearing lab coats and gloves.","file":{"fid":"254911","name":"Silk-Worm-Selfie.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/21\/Silk-Worm-Selfie.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/2023\/09\/21\/Silk-Worm-Selfie.png","mime":"image\/png","size":533604,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/2023\/09\/21\/Silk-Worm-Selfie.png?itok=6bHxRg4_"}}},"media_ids":["671786"],"related_links":[{"url":"https:\/\/chemistry.gatech.edu\/academics\/best-study-abroad-program","title":"BEST-Lyon, France Study Abroad Program Summer 2024"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/news\/taste-science-and-french-culture","title":"A Taste of Science and French Culture"},{"url":"https:\/\/cos.gatech.edu\/sciences-lands-howard-hughes-medical-institute-inclusive-excellence-grant","title":"Sciences Lands Howard Hughes Medical Institute Inclusive Excellence Grant"}],"groups":[{"id":"1278","name":"College of Sciences"},{"id":"66220","name":"Neuro"},{"id":"1275","name":"School of Biological Sciences"},{"id":"85951","name":"School of Chemistry and Biochemistry"},{"id":"1316","name":"Green Buzz"}],"categories":[{"id":"138","name":"Biotechnology, Health, Bioengineering, Genetics"},{"id":"141","name":"Chemistry and Chemical Engineering"},{"id":"42911","name":"Education"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"}],"keywords":[{"id":"178736","name":"BEST Study Abroad Program"},{"id":"173604","name":"BEST Lyon"},{"id":"3355","name":"Lyon"},{"id":"192249","name":"cos-community"},{"id":"182200","name":"biology labs"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWriter:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAudra Davidson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCommunications Officer II\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EContributor:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nJennifer Leavey\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAssistant Dean for Faculty Mentoring\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEditor and Contact:\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\n\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:jess.hunt@cos.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EJess Hunt-Ralston\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nDirector of Communications\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nCollege of Sciences at Georgia Tech\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["davidson.audra@gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}