Bio Lab for Kids

[hkv]

A couple of weeks ago we took our kids to a science day where they learned to write code for robots. Also, they had a Bio Lab where they practiced DNA extraction from banana and learned how to grow bacteria from their fingers on agar plates. After a few weeks the agar plats had turned into an interesting compilation of disgusting things. Of course, that had to be examined through a microscope. Here are some images:





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[zzffnn]

That looks like a fun day!

Those may be Staphylococcus species, which are commensals on human skin. You may be able to exact their DNA at home with a lab kit, then send DNA for commercial sequencing/identification to find out which species. It should not be too expensive nowadays.

[charlie g]

Fantastic to see your young family imbued with our worlds charms,hkv. So much is bekoning our children with the explosion of technology/the arts/the one-world understanding...good to keep things in perspective...it moves along very fast! Charlie guevara

[JimT]

Great day with your kids. To me they look like egg yokes - not your kids