EDVOTEK® Biotechnology Bootcamp

EDVOTEK® BIOTECHNOLOGY BOOTCAMP

Edvotek ® Biotechnology Bootcamp

A key component of biotechnology education is development of technical skills that take your students out of the books and into the laboratory. Confused on how to start setting up your lab? Let us help! Edvotek was founded in 1987 as the first company focused on translating cutting-edge biotechnology for the teaching classroom. We work with educators all over the world to demystify science and foster the next generation of scientists through hands-on, active learning activities. That is why we are happy to provide you with this FREE guide, full of experiments and technical skills tutorials to help you set up your biotechnology lab.

We hope you enjoy teaching and learning with Edvotek!

Table of Contents

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Biotechnology Lab Basics

3 5 7 9

Micropipetting

Restriction Enzymes Structure of DNA

Agarose Gel Electrophoresis and Gel Interpretation Bacterial Transformation and Transformation Efficiency

11 13 20 24 27

ELISA

Polymerase Chain Reaction - PCR

Proteins and SDS-PAGE

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