Matt Rand, 
Professor of Biology, and Stephan Zweifel, Chair and Professor of Biology, with support from the Minnesota Herpetological Society, are participating in the project “Assessing genetic diversity within and among three populations of Bullsnakes in Minnesota.” 
Working with students in the Molecular Biology course and with Department of Natural Resources personnel, Rand and Zweifel will analyze the DNA profile of bullsnakes, a “species of special concern” in Minnesota.