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How to extract DNA from
bananas
Youc
n extract DNA from your food at home! We
made instructional handouts in English and Spanish,
‘These photos are from an outreach event where we
helped people extract DNA from Bananas using
common household products
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Saturday February 27, 2016
Night of the Open Door
Banana DNA Extractions and Phylogenetics
Although they had us in a lab, you can find all of the
materials at the grocery store and do this in your own
home or classroom:
Materials
+ Ripe banana
+ Half cup of water
+ Teaspoon of salt
+ Resealable zip-top bag
+ Dishwashing soap or detergent
* Rubbing alcohol
* Coffee filter
+ Narrow glass
+ Narrow wooden stirrer
Busy extracting DNA!
‘The whole process takes about 2ominutes from start to
finish, but what a finish
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‘Strands of DNA from bananas
And what a great group of people helping to raise
awareness about how awesome DNA is and what it can
be used for!
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Wilson Sayres lab, DNA extraction team
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