Know Thyself. Genetics Students Performing Genetic Testing on Themselves.

In the second semester of genetics, students have performed several experiments analyzing their own DNA.  In one test, students looked at a variation in a non-coding part of a gene and in another experiment, they looked at a variation in a coding part of a gene.  Students first extracted their own DNA and then they performed polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in order to amplify specific DNA sequences.

Using a saline mouth wash to get those epithelial cells.

 

Mouthwashing for science!

Chillin' cells for the DNA extraction.

Loading samples!

Happy pipetting and sample prepping.