Use heredity and biotechnology to explore colorectal cancer!
Cancer diagnostics and treatments are on the front line of the biotechnological revolution.
Your students get into the action by taking on the roles of researcher, clinician, and genetic counsellor as they attempt to diagnose a family of patients.
Using pedigrees and a simulated DNA-based diagnostic, students explore the genes linked to hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) in a fictitious family.
Kit uses GelGreen® DNA stain and equips 32 students working in groups of 4.
Kit includes:
- 8x DNA Ladder, 1 kb
- 4x Normal Allele DNA (control), 25 µL
- 4x Tumor DNA (control), 25 µL
- 4x Heterozygote DNA (control), 25 µL
- 4x Patient DNA (Marshall), 25 µL
- 4x Patient DNA (Sara), 25 µL
- 4x Patient DNA (Bob), 25 µL
- 4x Patient DNA (Warren), 25 µL
- 4x Patient DNA (Jane), 25 µL
- 4x Patient DNA (Stan), 25 µL
- 4x Patient DNA (Steven), 25 µL
- 4x Patient DNA (Susan), 25 µL
- 4x Patient DNA (Claire), 25 µL
- 1x Agarose, 6 g
- 1x TBE Buffer, 20x, 200 mL
- 8x Staining Trays
- 1x Sodium Chloride, 5 M, 8 mL
- 1x GelGreen® Gel Stain, 100 µL
- 16x Gloves
- 1x Teacher’s Manual with Reproducible Student Guide
