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Available from the National Centre
for Biotechnology Education (NCBE),
UK secondary schools have the chance
to purchase a protein electrophoresis
kit for £20 + VAT (normal price
£100). The kit comprises of
8 sets of electrophoresis equipment,
together with teacher and pupil materials
as featured in previous biotechnology
sections. To take advantage of this
excellent offer, visit the NCBE website
for further details: www.ncbe.reading.ac.uk
As part of Science Year, the Institute
of Biology and Bio-Rad are collaborating
with a number of science centres and
science museums to offer teachers
a one-day course focusing on various
aspects of gene technology.
The course will take place at various
venues during the summer term, 2002,
and is aimed at supporting teaching
and updating knowledge. The course
will include:
- A practical session performing
a bacterial transformation that
you can see, and which your students
will also be able to do.
- A talk about ethics relating
to applications of gene technology
and/or an update on cutting edge
research from a scientist working
in the field of gene technology.
- A chance to explore displays in
the science centre or museum venue
that are more broadly relevant to
post-16 biology specifications.
Staff from the education department
will give advice about using the
venue with students.
The course fee is a remarkable £55,
which includes lunch and refreshments
during the day, and valuable resource
materials to take away.
For more information please contact
Dominic Delaney at Bio-Rad dominic_delaney@bio-rad.com,
or Georgina Day at the Institute of
Biology g.day@iob.org
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