Learning Labs

This lab demonstrates the power that molecular techniques bring to managing infectious disease outbreaks. In this case study, students act as healt...

In this engaging case study, students test a fictional family for sickle cell disease. The Robinson family has two children, one of whom has had an...

Help marine biologists understand the source of shark attacks that are frightening Australian beachgoers! This guided-inquiry activity exposes stud...

This dye electrophoresis lab connects traditional Mendelian genetics with our modern understanding of DNA and inheritance. Students play the role o...

This dye electrophoresis lab offers students an opportunity to link traditional Mendelian genetics with our modern understanding of genes and inhe...

This dye electrophoresis lab offers students a close-up look at the invisible world of microbes that surrounds us. Students work as part of a team ...

Bring a molecular rainbow to your classroom! This lab offers students an engaging introduction to the theory and practice of a fundamental biote...

BioBits pellets are tiny molecular factories that can create a variety of proteins, from brightly colored fluorescent proteins to functional enzyme...

The BioBits Central Dogma @home version includes all the reagents and hardware you need to explore gene expression in any learning setting! Bio...

Whether determining the distance to a faraway star or weighing the correct dose of a drug for a test subject, accurate and precise measurements are...

Whether determining the distance to a faraway star or weighing the correct dose of a drug for a test subject, accurate and precise measurements are...

Fluorescence is an important tool in biotechnology, but fluorescent molecules aren’t limited to the lab – they are all around us. For example, many...

Fluorescence is an important tool in biotechnology, but fluorescent molecules aren’t limited to the lab – they are all around us. For example, many...

Fluorescence is an important tool in biotechnology, but fluorescent molecules aren’t limited to the lab – they are all around us. For example, many...

This kit is an add-on to the Fungal DNA Barcoding Kit (KT-1014-01). It contains primers, nuclease-free water, and tubes aimed to facilitate submiss...

This kit contains the materials needed to uniquely identify fungal species using DNA technology. There are hundreds of thousands of known species o...

Join a nationwide monitoring program that tests for antibiotic resistance genes in environmental soil samples. Students will collect soil samples ...

Investigate the genotypic basis of an observable phenotype using Rapid Cycling Brassica rapa (RCBr), also known by the trademark name Wisconsin Fa...

This lab (formerly known as "miniPCR Antibiotic Resistance Lab: Monitoring resistant organisms in the environment") presents a fictional case study...

Students will use PCR to amplify their own DNA and compare it to a sample obtained from a hypothetical crime scene to try to rule themselves out as...

Students will test their own genotypes at the circadian clock gene Per3that has been associated with sleep behavior preferences in humans. This ge...

Explore how small genetic changes can change our ability to perceive the world around us. The TAS2R38 taste receptor gene can confer the phenotypic...

Humans have been modifying plants since the dawn of civilization through the domestication of crops. Modern biotechnology and genetic engineering a...

Identify the source of pathogenic bacteria in space food bound for Mars! This applied biotechnology investigation addresses a foodborne illness out...