Edvotek DNA Fingerprinting Using PCR Experiment Kit

Give your students the opportunity to carry out PCR in the classroom! This kit provides easy to follow instructions for your students to develop various crime scene scenarios independently. Plasmid DNA, when amplified by PCR, provides products that represent individual DNA profiles. Your students can then solve a crime!

• Group size: for 25 students working in 5 groups
• Time required: set up - 30 minutes, PCR - 2 hours or overnight, electrophoresis - 45 minutes
• Kit includes: instructions, PCR EdvoBeads™, LyphoPrimer™ mix, EdvoQuick™ DNA ladder, DNA templates, TE buffer, UltraSpec-Agarose™, electrophoresis buffer (50X), SYBR® safe stain, FlashBlue™ DNA stain, microcentrifuge tubes, and PCR tubes
• All you need: DNA electrophoresis, thermal cycler, micropipettes: 5 to 50µL, UV or blue light transilluminator, white light box (optional - use if staining with FlashBlue™), microcentrifuge, and microwave or hot plate
• Storage: some components require freezer storage upon receipt