Virtual Genetics Education Centre
Resources
Problems Set on Recombinant DNA Technology
A set of MCQs on recombinant DNA technology, including brief explanations and linked tutorials, from the at the University of Arizona.
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Approach: Games and quizzes
Using a Micropipette (video)
An award-winning GENIE video introduction to the use of micropipettes in the laboratory for undergraduates and postgraduates. Total running time: 9 minutes.
Resource: Using a Micropipette
Approach: Video
Making and Running an Agarose Gel (video)
A GENIE video guide for postgraduate students illustrating the processes involved in making and running agarose gels in the laboratory. Total running time: 13 minutes.
Resource: Running an Agarose Gel
Approach: Video
Alec Jeffreys 'Eureka Moments'
As part of the biochemical society's centenary celebrations, a number of the Society’s Honorary Members were asked to talk about the important moments in their careers and the future of the discipline. The third to be released is that of Alec Jeffreys who spoke to John Armour about the 'Golden Age of Genetics'.
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Age range: 14-16 / 16-18
Approach: Video
Animated Tutorials in Molecular Biology
Animated tutorials in molecular biology, including plasmid cloning, PCR and other genetic techniques, from . Can be viewed a step-through animations or as narrated, continuous animations.
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Approach: Animation
Animated Tutorial on Gel Electrophoresis
Animated tutorials on gel electrophoresis from . Can be viewed as a step-through animation or as a narrated, continuous animation.
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Approach: Animation
How to Set up a Southern Blot
This is a video produced by Robert Slater and shows the main steps involved in setting up a Southern Blot
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Approach: Video
The GENE Project
Teachers and research scientists adapting research organisms and laboratory techniques for use in the classroom to teach a wide variety of concepts and questions, Kansas State University, USA.
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Approach: Topic material