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Environmental Sampling of Microbes
DNA Models
(Right) DNA models designed using the specifications written down by Watson and Crick in their 1953 paper in Nature.
Environmental sampling of microorganisms from lab school surfacesand student/teacher bodies (Right).
(Right) A new species of fungi? Or is it from Star Wars Episode II?
Soap Production
Fertilization and early development
Learning while saponifying! Production of fine quality cold-processed soap (Right).
Mixing fatty acids with lye and looking for "trace."
(Right) Sea urchin eggs and zygotes have been favorite material for embryology for over 100 years.
(Right) Pluteus stage -- The digestive tract is now complete: mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestine & anus (72 hours).
Herbicide Development
Transformation
(Right) Preparation of Eucalyptus tree extracts for herbicide production.
(Right) Analysis of seed germination results comparing the efficacy of eucalyptus extracts
Comparison of tranformed E. coli versus control plates.
Protein separation
Purified Green Fluorescent Protein (following transformation) after separation with hydrophobic interaction chromatography.
Biosphere 3
Adult brine shrimp (Artemia) to be used for our space farm along with unicellular algae (Dunaleilla).
Protein isolation (SDS-PAGE)
Separating GFP with gel electrophoresis following partial isolation with hydrophobic interaction chromatography.
Human Evolution and Alu
Loading PCR products into agarose gel for separation and genotype determination
Art Gallery
Check out the transformation art gallery!
Isolation of Phytoplankton
Modelling complex systems

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