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Animal Cloning 101Learn about clones and explore the methods scientists use to create clones in the lab in this interactive activity from the Dolan DNA Learning Center. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Associate Scientist Andres BerrioIn this video segment produced for Teachers' Domain, Andres Berrio, an associate scientist at Biogen Idec, discusses what he has done to succeed in the biotechnology field. |
9-12 |
Video |
Biomanufacturing SupervisorIn this video adapted from Connecticut's College of Technology/Regional Center for Next Generation Manufacturing, hear firsthand about what it’s like to be a biomanufacturing supervisor, making products that help save people's lives. |
9-12 |
Video |
Biotechnology: Production Support AssociateLearn how a community college degree in biotechnology led one woman to a career in helping to treat cancer, in this video excerpt from Pathways to Technology. |
9-12 |
Video |
Biotechnology Student ProfileFollow a high school student who is exploring the field of biotechnology by taking community college classes and job shadowing in this video segment adapted from Pathways to Technology. |
9-12 |
Video |
Biotechnology: Training & CareersLearn what biotechnology is and what careers are available in the field, in this video excerpted from Pathways to Technology. |
9-12 |
Video |
Biotechnology: Upstream Processing AssociateIn this video excerpted from Pathways to Technology, watch how one woman happily spends her days looking for a protein to help treat cancer, thanks to her community college degree in biotechnology. |
9-12 |
Video |
Careers In BiotechnologyThis interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain examines several career paths available in the biotechnology field. |
8-12 |
Interactive |
Critical Thinking and Problem Solving in Advanced ManufacturingIn this media-rich lesson plan, students learn how critical thinking and problem solving are used in advanced manufacturing fields, then apply what they’ve learned in activities that are based on real-world scenarios. |
9-12 |
Lesson Plan |
DNA ExtractionThis interactive activity adapted from the University of Nebraska's Plant and Soil Sciences eLibrary illustrates how DNA, which is normally locked inside of cells, is extracted from living tissue. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
DNA LibrariesThis interactive resource adapted from the Dolan DNA Learning Center explores the different types of DNA libraries used to store and access genetic information. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
DNA Separation Lab in the Classroom and in Real-World ResearchThis video produced by WGBH features students in the Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program preparing a recombinant DNA molecule, and examines how this work relates to the way real-life scientists approach similar work. |
9-12 |
Video |
DNA SequencingThis interactive activity adapted from the Dolan DNA Learning Center looks at two techniques used to sequence DNA: the Sanger method and an automated process based on the Sanger method. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Electrophoresis and Gel AnalysisIn this animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc., see how molecules of DNA are separated using gel electrophoresis, and how this process enables scientists to compare the molecular variations of two or more DNA samples. |
9-12 |
Video |
Eluting Red Fluorescent Protein From the ColumnThis video produced by WGBH demonstrates how to properly elute a red fluorescent protein after it has been bound in a chromatography column. |
9-12 |
Video |
Gene CloningThis interactive activity adapted from the University of Nebraska's Library of Crop Technologies details the steps involved in producing clones of genes that can then be used to transform the characteristics of an organism. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Genetic Engineering and Working with DNAIn this animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc., see how bacterial plasmids are engineered to clone or express genes that code for proteins such as human insulin. |
9-12 |
Video |
Green Technology: Sustaining the EarthThis interactive activity produced for Teachers' Domain explores areas of research and innovation in green technology. |
6-12 |
Interactive |
Growing Bacterial CulturesThis animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc. demonstrates the techniques researchers use to isolate transformed bacteria and expand their population in order to obtain large quantities of a protein of interest. |
9-12 |
Video |
Loading a GelThis video produced by WGBH provides step-by-step instructions for loading samples into an agarose gel. |
9-12 |
Video |
Loading a MicropipetteThis video produced by WGBH demonstrates how to load correctly a micropipette and dispense a solution. |
9-12 |
Video |
LysingThis video produced by WGBH provides step-by-step instructions for performing a lyses reaction to break open transformed cells. |
9-12 |
Video |
Making an Agarose GelThis video adapted from the University of Leicester demonstrates the step-by-step process of making and pouring an agarose gel, a key component in gel electrophoresis. |
9-12 |
Video |
Mixing Two SolutionsThis video produced by WGBH provides step-by-step instructions on how to mix two sample solutions. |
9-12 |
Video |
Picking a Colony From a PlateThis video produced by WGBH illustrates how to prepare an overnight culture of transformed E. coli cells. |
9-12 |
Video |
Planning Your Future Career in Advanced TechnologyIn this media-rich, self-paced lesson, students explore the industries that produce and rely on advanced technology and assess how their goals and interests may make them well suited for a career in this cutting-edge sector. |
9-12 |
Self-paced Lesson |
PlatingThis video produced by WGBH details the steps to plate transformed bacterial cells on an agar plate. |
9-12 |
Video |
Polymerase Chain ReactionThis interactive activity adapted from the University of Nebraska's Library of Crop Technologies depicts steps in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique and explains how it is used to efficiently copy sections of DNA for analysis. |
9-12 |
Interactive |
Pouring an Agarose GelThis video produced by WGBH demonstrates the step-by-step process of pouring an agarose gel into a casting tray. |
9-12 |
Video |
Preparing a ColumnThis video produced by WGBH shows a properly prepared column and demonstrates how to apply and run a solution. |
9-12 |
Video |
Process TechnologyIn this video adapted from ATETV, learn about the field of process technology and what it takes to work in the field from the perspectives of a student, a community college professor, and an industry specialist. |
9-12 |
Video |
Process Technology: Process Maintenance EngineerLearn how a community college degree in electronic engineering helps a process maintenance engineer manufacture Tupperware, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology. |
9-12 |
Video |
Process Technology Student: Chemical & Refinery Process TechnicianLearn about the field of process technology and how it can lead to a career in chemical plants and refineries, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology. |
9-12 |
Video |
Process Technology Student: Oil Refinery Process TechnicianLearn about the field of process technology and how going to school in this field can lead to a career in oil refineries, in this video adapted from Pathways to Technology. |
9-12 |
Video |
Process Technology: Training & CareersLearn about the field of process technology in this video excerpted from Pathways to Technology. |
9-12 |
Video |
Protein PurificationThis animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc. demonstrates how a protein of interest is isolated from other contents in a transformed bacterial cell—a process called purification—using a lab technique called hydrophobic interaction chromatography. |
9-12 |
Video |
Protein Purification Lab in the Classroom and in Real-World ResearchThis video produced by WGBH features students in the Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program purifying a protein, and also examines the motivations people have for choosing a career in science. |
9-12 |
Video |
Quality Control MicrobiologistIn this video produced for Teachers' Domain, go behind the scenes with a quality control microbiologist and find out why this job is so important to drug manufacturing. |
9-12 |
Video |
Recombinant DNA Lab in the Classroom and in Real-World ResearchThis video produced by WGBH features students in the Amgen-Bruce Wallace Biotechnology Lab Program inserting a recombinant DNA molecule into bacterial cells, and illustrates how industry and academic scientists use the exact same techniques. |
9-12 |
Video |
Research Assistant Sandra BustamanteIn this video produced for Teachers' Domain, meet Sandra Bustamante, a university research assistant who started her career with a biotechnology certificate and is now using nanotechnology—rather than needles—to deliver vaccines. |
9-12 |
Video |
Running an Agarose GelThis video adapted from the University of Leicester provides step-by-step instructions for loading samples into an agarose gel and then running the gel to separate DNA molecules according to their size. |
9-12 |
Video |
The Structure of DNAThis animation adapted from Garland Science Publishing takes a close look at the DNA double helix and its individual components, describing their chemical structures and how they function together to make the DNA molecule unique. |
9-12 |
Video |
Transforming BacteriaThis animation produced by WGBH and Digizyme, Inc. demonstrates the experimental technique used to introduce DNA plasmids inside bacterial cells, a process called bacterial transformation. |
9-12 |
Video |
Transforming Competent CellsLearn how to perform a bacterial transformation by splitting and mixing competent cells, and then adding a ligated plasmid in this video produced by WGBH. |
9-12 |
Video |
Unclogging a ColumnThis video produced by WGBH demonstrates how to redistribute the resin in a column if there is particulate matter blocking the sieve. |
9-12 |
Video |
Using a MicropipetteThis video adapted from the University of Leicester demonstrates the proper use of different-sized micropipettes to measure precise volumes of liquid in the lab. |
9-12 |
Video |
Using an Electrophoresis BoxThis video produced by WGBH shows how to prepare an agarose gel for electrophoresis. |
9-12 |
Video |
Working with Small VolumesThis video from BenchFly.com demonstrates a lab technique that can be helpful when pipetting very small volumes of liquid. |
9-12 |
Video |
