Holiday workshops: Extract your own DNA (Year 7, 8 and 9)

Make the most unique piece of jewellery you will ever own in this exciting workshop!

After harvesting their own cheek cells, students will extract their DNA using lysis buffer, protease and ethanol. They will go home with a piece of their own DNA in a necklace.

This workshop takes place in the Urenco Young Scientist Centre’s teaching laboratory, offering students a unique opportunity to experience working in a real lab environment. For safety reasons, all participants must wear closed-toe shoes, and anyone with long hair is required to tie it back.

Warning: students will extract their own DNA from their saliva.

For children who are in Years 7, 8 or 9 this term. This typically corresponds to children aged around 11–14 years old. We reserve the right to refund or deny entry to those who are not in the correct year group.

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