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Agarose Gel DemosWatch a "how-to" video on the proper technique of preparing an agarose gel for use in gel electrophoresis in this video segment from Austin Community College. A supplementary video shows the proper technique for pouring an agarose gel. |
9-12 |
Video |
DNA ExtractionThis interactive activity adapted from the University of Nebraska's Plant and Soil Sciences eLibrary illustrates how DNA, which is normally locked inside of cells, is extracted from living tissue. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
DNA LibrariesThis interactive resource adapted from the Dolan DNA Learning Center explores the different types of DNA libraries used to store and access genetic information. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
DNA Separation Lab in the Classroom and in Real-World ResearchThis video produced by WGBH features students in the Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program preparing a recombinant DNA molecule, and examines how this work relates to the way real-life scientists approach similar work. |
9-12 |
Video |
DNA SequencingThis interactive activity adapted from the Dolan DNA Learning Center looks at two techniques used to sequence DNA: the Sanger method and an automated process based on the Sanger method. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Electrophoresis and Gel AnalysisIn this animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc., see how molecules of DNA are separated using gel electrophoresis, and how this process enables scientists to compare the molecular variations of two or more DNA samples. |
9-12 |
Video |
Gel Electrophoresis This interactive activity from the Dolan DNA Learning Center illustrates the process of gel electrophoresis, in which DNA fragments are separated by size as they migrate at different rates through a gel matrix.
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6-12 |
Interactive |
Gene CloningThis interactive activity adapted from the University of Nebraska's Library of Crop Technologies details the steps involved in producing clones of genes that can then be used to transform the characteristics of an organism. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Genetically Engineering the Avian FluIn this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW, learn about a radical biotechnology experiment aimed at figuring out how to stop the avian flu virus. |
9-12 |
Video |
Genetic Engineering and Working with DNAIn this animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc., see how bacterial plasmids are engineered to clone or express genes that code for proteins such as human insulin. |
9-12 |
Video |
Growing Bacterial CulturesThis animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc. demonstrates the techniques researchers use to isolate transformed bacteria and expand their population in order to obtain large quantities of a protein of interest. |
9-12 |
Video |
Longevity GenesWhat is the secret to a long life? Hear from scientists using biotechnology to analyze relationships between specific genes and longevity in this video segment adapted from NOVA scienceNOW.
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9-12 |
Video |
Making an Agarose GelThis video adapted from the University of Leicester demonstrates the step-by-step process of making and pouring an agarose gel, a key component in gel electrophoresis. |
9-12 |
Video |
Model Organisms This interactive activity from the Dolan DNA Learning Center shows the different types of model organisms used in research and why each might be selected when performing an experiment.
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9-12 |
Interactive |
Pipetting DemosWatch two "how-to" videos on the proper technique of pipetting in this video segment from Austin Community College. |
9-12 |
Video |
Polymerase Chain ReactionThis interactive activity adapted from the University of Nebraska's Library of Crop Technologies depicts steps in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique and explains how it is used to efficiently copy sections of DNA for analysis. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Protein PurificationThis animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc. demonstrates how a protein of interest is isolated from other contents in a transformed bacterial cell—a process called purification—using a lab technique called hydrophobic interaction chromatography. |
9-12 |
Video |
Protein Purification Lab in the Classroom and in Real-World ResearchThis video produced by WGBH features students in the Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program purifying a protein, and also examines the motivations people have for choosing a career in science. |
9-12 |
Video |
Recombinant DNA Lab in the Classroom and in Real-World ResearchThis video produced by WGBH features students in the Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program inserting a recombinant DNA molecule into bacterial cells, and illustrates how industry and academic scientists use the exact same techniques. |
9-12 |
Video |
Running an Agarose GelThis video adapted from the University of Leicester provides step-by-step instructions for loading samples into an agarose gel and then running the gel to separate DNA molecules according to their size. |
9-12 |
Video |
Transforming BacteriaThis animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc. demonstrates the experimental technique used to introduce DNA plasmids inside bacterial cells, a process called bacterial transformation. |
9-12 |
Video |
Using a MicropipetteThis video adapted from the University of Leicester demonstrates the proper use of different-sized micropipettes to measure precise volumes of liquid in the lab. |
9-12 |
Video |
Working with Small VolumesThis video from BenchFly.com demonstrates a lab technique that can be helpful when pipetting very small volumes of liquid. |
9-12 |
Video |
