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How To Apply

1. Write a brief (1-2 pages only) letter to an elected official on the local, state, or national level that expresses your opinion about a biology-related issue. For information on how to find your state and national representatives, tips on writing letters to elected officials, and links to current health issues, go to the "Tips on Writing to your Elected Official" section of this website.
2. Retrieve a completed recommendation note from your biology professor (see Application form for details).
3. Return your completed application form along with your letter and your professor's recommendation note to:
   Marketing Department
   Pearson Benjamin Cummings
   1301 Sansome Street
   San Francisco, CA 94111
   Attention: 2008 Biology Prize

To download a printable PDF of the application form that you can fill out and submit, click here.

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