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OBL members deliver “Detecting DNA 101” session at Cambridge Makespace

  • Jenny Molloy
  • November 28, 2021

OBL members Jenny Molloy, Aish and Ana Pascual Garrigos contributed to a hands-on biology session on “Detecting DNA 101” at Cambridge Makespace on 22 Nov 2021 which introduced techniques for detecting DNA and ways in which people have been working to make them more accessible. 

Around 20 people joined in person and 30 joined online to listen to a lecture on different ways to detect DNA, drawing inspiration from the explosion of innovation in COVID testing since 2020. We showcased hands-on hacks and makes that are driving down the cost of molecular biology though open source and low-cost hardware, which is a research focus on the lab.

Other activities included extracting DNA from a strawberry (led by Aish), running a LAMP amplification reaction and observing a colour change and running DNA on an electrophoresis gel (led by Ana).


Slides and Resources

Hardware Information Sheets

  • Minion Info Sheet
  • PocketPCR Info Sheet
  • FluoPi Info Sheet

DNA Extraction Protocol


Photo Gallery

  • Ana Pascual Garrigos explains LAMP
  • Jenny Molloy on transilluminators
  • Jenny Molloy on transilluminators
  • FluoPi demo
  • Gel electrophoresis of DNA fragments
  • Success! Visualising the gel on a transilluminator
  • Demonstrating LAMP and gel electrophoresis

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