Tag: DNA

Build Your Own DNA

The RCSB Protien Data Bank has provided us with a pdf copy of a DNA model that we can print out for free. http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/home/home.do Click here to see paper DNA model http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/education_discussion/educational_resources/dna-model-2013.pdf This model is awesome! It comes in color and is just like origami. It’s beautiful and could be used as a great educational…


DNA Extraction

Have you ever DNA extraction from a banana? I have. The DNA in solution was so pretty! It looked like sparkling silk threads with tiny bubbles in it floating around in a viscous material. It reminded me of silk webs. For reference on how to do this: How lovely the “molecule of life” is. It…


From 1 to 4 Dimensions

The process of conversion of biological information from a 1 to a 2 to a 3 and to a 4 dimensional state is very interesting. This process begins with DNA. DNA is the fundamental molecule of life. It is composed of the nitrogenous bases adenine (A), guanine (G), cytosine (C), and thymine (T). These bases…