Genetics & Molecular Biology

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Genes, Proteins, and Sickle Cells
$18.95 – $154.95
Explore the genetics and molecular biology of sickle cell disease.
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Engineering a Living Medicine
$13.95 – $83.95
Can genetic engineering be used to treat PKU?
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Breast Cancer Risk Factors
(Community Environmental Health Kit)
$6.95 – $48.95
Analyze risk factors for breast cancer in a family.
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Gene Switches
$11.95 – $79.95
How do bacteria turn on and turn off genes?
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Breast Cancer Risk: Genes and the Environment
$14.95 – $90.95
Explore genetic and environmental risk factors for breast cancer.
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Lung Disease: Genes and Your Environment
$15.95 – $102.95
Learn how gene-environment interactions can cause disease.
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An Influenza Pandemic?
$18.95 – $139.95
Is the outbreak seasonal influenza or pandemic influenza?
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Taste Blind
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Why can some people taste PTC while others cannot?
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Genetic Engineering: Way to Grow
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How does genetic engineering produce human growth hormone?
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Testing for Genetic Disorders that Cause Brain Damage
$18.95 – $135.95
Explore genetic testing for PKU.
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Kidnapped
$19.95 – $135.95
Which suspect kidnapped a wealthy celebrity?
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Genetic Testing for Huntington’s Disease
$15.95 – $95.95
Should Jenny get tested for Huntington's disease?
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A Medical Mystery of Epidemic Proportions
$16.95 – $125.95
Is this epidemic caused by a new strain of bacteria?
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Flower Forensics
$17.95 – $117.95
Has a rare, black orchid been illegally cloned?
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From DNA to Protein Structure and Function
$8.95 – $43.95
Create a protein model.
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Beebops: Genetics and Evolution
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Create a baby Beebop!
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About Genetics

Genetics is a branch of biology that focuses on studying genes, genetic variation, and heredity in various organisms. Key components of genetics include studying chromosomes, DNA and RNA, genomes, and hereditary mutations. By studying genetics, we’ve learned more about how various internal processes work in combination with an organism’s environment and experiences, leading to changes in that organism’s development and behavior. By knowing more about genetics, we are better able to understand why almost all living things are the way they are.

About Molecular Biology

Molecular biology is another brand of biology that studies the molecular basis of biological activity in cells – basically, it looks at the process where DNA is transcribed into RNA and then translated into protein. Studying molecular biology includes various steps, including molecular synthesis, modification, mechanisms, and interactions. While there are some areas of study limited to just molecular biology, many aspects overlap with genetics and biochemistry.

Genetics & Molecular Biology in the Classroom

Genetics and molecular biology can be a hard thing to study, especially considering both are concerned with things we cannot see for ourselves without the use of microscopes. We would need lots of tools to evaluate DNA and RNA in schools, and this is often expensive and inaccessible to most educators. Luckily, Science Take-Out makes it easy for students to engage in hands-on, minds-on learning with molecular biology lab experiments and kits. Through the use of simulations and models, students are able to create representations of real-life phenomena to come to their own conclusions. From learning about genes and the way they can affect the human body to simulating the entire process of transcribing DNA into proteins, Science Take-Out allows students to apply scientific principles – and have fun doing it! Science Take-Out’s molecular biology lab experiments are the easiest way to introduce students to new topics in a way that is safe, fun, and effective.

Science Take-Out kits also relate closely to Next Generation Science Standards, allowing educators to be sure that they are delivering on science and engineering practices, disciplinary core ideas, and cross cutting concepts. Students are able to learn about developing and using models, improve their information processing skills, and study structural and functional relationships of microscopic structures in these engaging molecular biology lab experiments.