Press Release

Short film aims to improve how students learn about biotech

RALEIGH (Feb. 24, 2011) — The North Carolina Association for Biomedical Research (NCABR) is proud to announce the release of one of its most ambitious projects to date — one it hopes will have a major positive impact on how middle and high school students learn about biotechnology.

"Heal, Feed, Sustain: How Biotechnology Can Help Save the World" is a short film that explores how biotechnology is creating solutions to a wide range of global problems. Funded by the North Carolina Biotechnology Center, it features three students who travel to BASF Plant Science, in Research Triangle Park; Novozymes, in Franklinton; and the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, in Winston-Salem; to get an up-close look at the research happening there. One hundred middle and high school students throughout the state auditioned for the film in spring 2010.

With a running of time of under 25 minutes, the film can be shown by middle and high school teachers in a single class period. It is available for free to view or download at http://www.ncabr.org/biotech.

NCABR is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 1989 by the leaders in North Carolina's bioscience research community. NCABR's members and supporters include academia, industry, government, nonprofit research organizations and professional societies. Additional information about NCABR is available at http://www.ncabr.org/background.

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