We kicked off the Summer 2023 Bootcamp with an exciting Biomedical Science Workshop, where we delved into the complex biochemical structures of DNA and RNA and how this corresponds to their respective functions! Students then learned about how to solve RNA’s puzzle, practicing with RNA decryption. We then segued into a Strawberry DNA Extraction Lab to help our future scientists visualize the concept of DNA we learned about, where students with the guidance of One Bridge instructors created an extraction buffer using salt, detergent, rubbing alcohol, and more in order to extract DNA from strawberries. The workshop concluded with a DNA Detectives Forensics Case Study, where the class worked together to solve a crime, while in the process learning all about DNA profiling concepts including how DNA is left behind, collection protocol, PCR, and the importance of loci!