Tools of the trade - using a micropipette

Tools of the trade - gel electrophoresis

Beginning to clone a gene - restriction digestion of plasmids

Building a recombinant plasmid - building the pARA-R plasmid

Checking you've created a recombinant plasmid - preparation of samples for agarose gel electrophoresis

Inserting recombinant plasmids into bacteria - bacterial transformation using ligation mix

Inserting recombinant plasmids into bacteria - bacterial transformation using pARA-R

As this animation shows, gel electrophoresis enables scientists to determine the size of DNA molecules.

Gel green H&S information -MiniOne only

Labs 5, 7,2, 9.2

Always added to samples before MO electrophoresis
 

Gel red H&S information

Labs 5, 7.2, 9.2

Gene editing CRISPR Cas9 advances and challenges part 2

Gene editing CRISPR Cas9 advances and challenges PowerPoint  part 1

Gene editing CRISPR Cas9 bioethics STUDENT

Gene editing CRISPR Cas9 bioethics TEACHER

Gene editing CRISPR Cas9 intro and aims

Gene editing CRISPR Cas9 line of agreement scenario cards

Gene editing CRISPR Cas9 Nuffield Council on bioethics

Glycerol H&S information

Labs 1.1

Used in preparation of food dye mixtures (diluted) for pipette practice
 

A short film showing how to use a Gilson Micropipette. The film was made to support the teaching of undergraduate Biological Science students at the University of Leicester.

KS3 orangutan activity