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Environmental Biotechnology
Discover how technology can change ecosystems and living world.
Plant Biotechnology
Plant tissue culture is a unique opportunity to discover the development of multicellular organisms. Photosynthesis is the basis for all energy for life on the planet. Students will explore photosynthesis through these experiments.
Genetic modification of plants is a highly controversial area of biotechnology. All such experiments in plants begin with establishing plant cells in culture. This involves de-differentiating plant cells to form plant "stem cells". In this experiment, your students will establish cell cultures of African Violets from leaves. They will then use plant growth regulators to encourage root growth from the cultured cells, and produce a mature plant.
Group Size:
For 10 lab groups
Time Required:
Complete in 60 minutes plus several weeks for growth
Kit Includes:
Instructions, shoot initiation and elongation growth medium, Tween, Petri dishes, growth containers, peat pellets.
All You Need:
A healthy African Violet (Saintpaulia ionantha), microwave or hot plate.
Storage:
Some Components Require Refrigerator Storage
Bioremediation
The power of microbiology can be harnessed in the removal of contaminants, pollutants, and toxins from soil, water, and other environments.
Oil spills cause devastation to the environment killing sea life, birds, and coastal plants. Spraying areas of contamination with oil-eating microbes accelerates the degradation of the oil. This process is known as bioremediation. In this open-ended experiment, students will grow a mixture of oil-eating bacteria and observe their effectiveness at degrading a variety of oils.
Environmental Microbiology
Want to engage your students in science and engineering in a whole new way - merging disciplines like microbiology decomposition , renewable energy, electrical engineering all in one fun and memorable experience?
Product Features
• The award-winning bio-energy pet!
• Build your very own fuel cell that runs on muddy microbes
• A perfect STEM project for budding scientists and engineers
Available in Classic and Classroom
Classic Kit Includes :
Graduated container, Carbon felt electrodes (1 set),
Blinker circuit, digital clock 1x Instructional Booklet ,
Nitrile Gloves and free MudWatt Explorer App
Classroom Pack Includes :
Graduated container (10 sets), Carbon felt electrodes (10 sets), Blinker circuits (10 sets), Aligator clips (9 sets), 3x Digital clocks, Instructional Booklet (10 sets) , Nitrile Gloves (10 pairs) and free MudWatt Explorer App
Environmental Biotechnology News: Platypus DNA
If hide-and-seek was considered a professional sport, the Australian platypus would be an All Star player. But DNA detection technology is now uncovering evidence of their existence on the fringes of major cities.
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