Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to finalize the research question for the independent project, as well as begin finding sources and tools that can be used for project data collection.

Tools/Procedures:

Tools:

• PhagesDB
• Canvas
• PubMed and other resources

Procedures:

1. Research was done on the question for the project.
2. A new route was chosen for the project, focusing on the difference in %GC of AM cluster phages than non-AM.
3. Articles were found for the project from the research
4. A question was written
5. Bioinformatics tools were found for the project

Results: A new route was chosen for the project. Instead of focusing on coding and non-coding regions, the project will investigate the low %GC of AM phages compared to other arthrobacter phages.

Conclusion:
In conclusion, a plan for the final project was determined, as well as a question.

Future Work: 
Future work will include continuing to research more about the topic for the project, as well as beginning to collect data for analyzing and making conclusions.