• Genetic Engineering

• Location: Lifelab
• Duration: 1.5 hours
• Availability: On demand
• Age Ranges(s): 16+, KS4
• Minimum Number: 12
• Maximum Number: 24

Genetic engineering for beginners. Students learn about the techniques and applications of genetic engineering, insert foreign genes into bacteria and see the result! Groups can choose to insert the β-gal gene, which produces easily-visualised blue bacterial colonies. For groups studying gene regulation we can use the pGLO system. This contains the GFP gene under the control of the Ara operon and successfully-transformed bacteria glow green under UV light.

• Genetic Engineering Risk Assessment