Friday, July 13, 2018

Extracting strawberry DNA

Following the instructions in Double Helix Issue 24 2018 to extract DNA from strawberries using common kitchen items and chemicals, plus methylated spirits, while keeping an eye on their blog to ensure it doesn't crash under load!

Mixing salt, detergent and water
Mashing up the strawberry with the detergent mix
After adding the chilled meths the DNA separates at the top
Sticky DNA!

No comments:

Popular Posts