Source: MORNING AG CLIPS, 1/4/18

A dozen high schoolers from Bertie County, North Carolina, enjoyed the experience of a lifetime at a biotechnology boot camp run by Matt Koci, an associate professor in the Prestage Department of Poultry Science, and Bruce Boller, a science teacher at Bertie Early College High School. The goal of the week-long camp? To give students from one of the poorest counties in the state a rare opportunity to dive into college-level science at one of the best universities in the nation.

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