DNALC Live: DNA Barcoding Part I: Rapid DNA Isolation

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2020
Time: 11:00 a.m. (EDT)
Duration: 60 minutes
Presenter: Sharon Pepenella, DNA Learning Center
Audience: High school and undergraduate student and educators

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Activity description:

DNA barcoding allows for the identification of an organism through analysis of a short region of DNA within its genome, similar to how the pattern of bars in a universal product code (UPC) identifies each consumer product. Follow Dr. Sharon Pepenella through this three-part series as she introduces you to the wet lab procedures behind isolating, amplifying, and sequencing a barcode region of an organism’s DNA to identify the species!

In this DNALC Live session, you will:

• gain an understanding of the DNA barcoding process;
• explore how DNA barcoding is used to tackle global issues like monitoring biodiversity and identifying food fraud;
• observe the isolation of an organism’s DNA using a simple and rapid procedure.