We will post descriptions of procedures, images that we think will help students recognize equipment and details that are easy to forget, and other aids, such as practice sets for
carrying out calculations, tutorials and so on. This page will be updated frequently.
June 17 th
- Understanding Stock Solutions of Reagents Link
- Pipetting Small Volumes accurately Link
- Diluting stocks, vortexing,centrifuging small volumes Link
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The skills include safe lab practices, understanding what the stock solutions are that we make assay mixes out of, pipetting tasks and mixing and centrifugation tips.
June 20 th and 21 st
- Grinding Leaf tissue and extracting DNA Link
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We will grind up leaf tissue and extract the DNA, purify away carbohydrates, lipids, proteins and RNA and concentrate the samples. this takes 2-3 days