Acid fast stain chemicals are used to identify bacteria by staining the acid fast mycobacterium bright red and putting them against a bluebackground.

Anesthetize Drosophila melanogaster (fruit fly) and other small insects for at least 40-50 minutes without killing or sterilizing

The bacillus cereus culture is freeze dried into a lyophilized pellet packaged in a sterile plastic vial. The culture includes one tube of rehydrating broth and one tube agar slant, sterile swab...

The bacillus substilis culture is freeze dried into a lyophilized pellet packaged in a sterile plastic vial

Acid fast stain chemicals are used to identify bacteria by staining the acid fast mycobacterium bright red and putting them against a bluebackground.

It lets you compare microorganisms and their characteristics and doesn't require chemical mixing.

Why are cells microscopic? The answer relates to the needs for the cell to effectively move materials in and remove waste. In this activity, students will create simulated cells (agar blocks) of...

Understand the nature of genetic inheritance and the role of DNA and proteins in genetic expression while using biological detergents, enzymes, and ethanol to isolate DNA from plant material

Prepare your own squashed stained slide and be able to identify the phases of plant mitosis and chromosomal development. Students will be able to prepare, stain and mount slides using specially...

The E. coli JM101 culture is freeze dried into a lyophilized pellet packaged in a sterile plastic vial

The E. coli culture is freeze dried into a lyophilized pellet packaged in a sterile plastic vial

The enterobacter aerogenes culture is freeze dried into a lyophilized pellet packaged in a sterile plastic vial. The culture includes one tube of rehydrating broth and one tube agar slant,...

This kit is used to determine if bacteria are Gram-positive or Gram-negative.

Scientists use dichotomous, taxonomic, keys to identify both living organisms and non-living specimens. Examples of this would be a naturalist's use of a field guide or a chemists use of the...

In this activity, students will be introduced to the skills and techniques that microbiologists use on a daily basis

In this activity, students will learn about the different types of media that can be used to grow bacteria.

Study the enzyme activity of invertase, amylase, and pepsin using specific enzyme assay systems.

Bacteria, good and bad, is all around us. In this activity students will collect and grow bacteria and then learn techniques for studying the bacteria they have grown.

The micrococcus luteus culture is freeze dried into a lyophilized pellet packaged in a sterile plastic, vial

This basic microscope slide-making kit will get you started mounting your own slides.

A negative stain colors the background of a smear rather than the bacteria as a direct stain does. These stains have negatively charged functional groups so they can’t bind directly to...

This lab allows you to learn about two forms of passive transport: diffusion and osmosis. You will compare and contrast similarities and differences in the processes of diffusion and osmosis