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Foundations of Biotech

The Foundations of Biotech labs were created to introduce students to biotech techniques and concepts; in these labs, students explore recombinant DNA technology.

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Micropipetting Practice Card

Micropipetting practice card. Tarjeta de prácticas de micropipeteo.
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based
Topic(s): Pipetting
Education Levels: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
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Micropipetting Practice Stations

This activity allows students to practice their pipetting skills at a series of different "stations".
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based
Topic(s): Lab Techniques, Pipetting
Education Levels: Lower Secondary, Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
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PTC Lab (Dutch)

The Traveling DNA Labs build a bridge between biology and chemistry at school and the latest developments in genomics, by letting students get to work with advanced techniques and current topics in… READ MORE
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Classroom-based, Lab-based
Topic(s): ABE Program, Lab Techniques, Gel Electrophoresis, Ligation, PCR, Pipetting, Restriction Enzyme
Education Levels: Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
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Quality Control Testing of Purified RFP

In this series of hands-on activities, students perform quality-control tests on the red fluorescent protein, which they created and isolated during the ABE Foundations of Biotech labs, and learn to… READ MORE
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Human Disease, Precision Medicine
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
RFP Denaturation Activity

RFP Denaturation Activity

This activity allows students to explore how denaturation of RFP affects the protein.
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based
Topic(s): Lab Techniques
Education Levels: Upper Secondary, Introductory, Advanced
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Rice Genetic Modification Simulation

Rice is a staple food product in many countries across the globe, and it can be modified in numerous useful ways (e.g., to be resistant to diseases, to include additional nutrients as in golden rice… READ MORE
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based, Web-based
Topic(s): Lab Techniques, Gene Editing, Gene Sequencing
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
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Species Diversity Barcoding

In this project, students analyze and compare DNA samples from a vareity of different species in a process known as "barcoding." They also learn to perform several common scientific… READ MORE
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Environment, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Gel Electrophoresis, Gene Sequencing, PCR, Pipetting
Education Levels: Upper Secondary
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The Good, the Bad, and the Complex Part 1: The Good—Lactic Acid Bacteria

Students investigate some of the claims companies make about probiotics and learn several key techniques in biotechnology (including aseptic technique, spreading, pipetting, sterilization using a… READ MORE
Type(s): Teaching Materials, Lab-based
Topic(s): Biotech & Medicine, Precision Medicine, Data Science, Lab Safety, Lab Techniques, Pipetting, Plating
Education Levels: Upper Secondary