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Events in May 2020
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- DNALC Live: DNALC Short: The Amazing Neuron! Part I, DNALC Live: DNALC Short: The Amazing Neuron and its Electrifying Action Potentials! Part II, DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Homo heidelbergensis, DNALC Live: Using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) to Predict Bitter Taste Ability, Part I
DNALC Live: DNALC Short: The Amazing Neuron! Part I DNALC Live: DNALC Short: The Amazing Neuron! Part I
When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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Neurons are special cell types of animal nervous systems. Though they come in many shapes and sizes, they are some of the most interesting cells with unique structures that are closely linked to cellular function! Join DNALC educator Jeff Petracca for a brief discussion of neuron structure and how it allows these amazing cells to send messages throughout an animals' body.
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DNALC Live: DNALC Short: The Amazing Neuron and its Electrifying Action Potentials! Part II DNALC Live: DNALC Short: The Amazing Neuron and its Electrifying Action Potentials! Part II
When: 12:30 pm - 12:45 pm
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Electrical messages are often propagated down a neuron's axon using an electrochemical phenomenon, known as an action potential. Join DNALC educator Jeff Petracca for an exploration of the how action potentials are actually generated by neurons and the electrochemical processes that allow neurons to rapidly transfer information from one cell to another.
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DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Homo heidelbergensis DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Homo heidelbergensis
When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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DNALC Live: Using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) to Predict Bitter Taste Ability, Part I DNALC Live: Using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) to Predict Bitter Taste Ability, Part I
When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) is a bitter substance that only certain people can taste. This three-part series will explore the genetics behind a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the taste receptor, TAS2R38, that affects an individual’s ability to taste PTC.
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- DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Homo neanderthalensis, DNALC Live: Virtual Museum Tour - Our Genome, DNALC Live: Backyard Bugs: The Amazing Ants
DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Homo neanderthalensis DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Homo neanderthalensis
When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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DNALC Live: Virtual Museum Tour - Our Genome DNALC Live: Virtual Museum Tour - Our Genome
When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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All living things have a genome, including us! Join Amanda for a tour of the Genome section of the DNA Learning Center’s Our Human Inheritance exhibit and learn the story of the human genome and some of our interesting genes.
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DNALC Live: Backyard Bugs: The Amazing Ants DNALC Live: Backyard Bugs: The Amazing Ants
When: 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm
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Ants are seemingly insignificant creatures, often regarded as pests. Yet, beneath our feet, they form huge societies with complex social dynamics that play an important role in our ecosystem.
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- DNALC Short: Transcription and Translation, DNALC Live: Using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) to Predict Bitter Taste Ability, Part II
DNALC Short: Transcription and Translation DNALC Short: Transcription and Translation
When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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Transcription and translation are two essential processes that all cells use in order to make proteins. Join us as we explore how the information in the DNA is used to make mRNA and how proteins are built.
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DNALC Live: Using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) to Predict Bitter Taste Ability, Part II DNALC Live: Using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) to Predict Bitter Taste Ability, Part II
When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) is a bitter substance that only certain people can taste. This three-part series will explore the genetics behind a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the taste receptor, TAS2R38, that affects an individual’s ability to taste PTC.
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- DNALC Live: DNALC Short: DNA Packaging, DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Homo sapiens, DNALC Live: Meet the Scientist: Dr. Semir Beyaz, CSHL
DNALC Live: DNALC Short: DNA Packaging DNALC Live: DNALC Short: DNA Packaging
When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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Within the eukaryotic nucleus, DNA and special proteins are packaged together to form nucleosomes, the basic repeating unit of chromatin. These dynamic chromatin structures help to regulate important cellular processes! Join Sharon Pepenella for a brief look inside the world of DNA packaging.
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DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Homo sapiens DNALC Live: Species Shorts: Homo sapiens
When: 1:30 pm - 1:45 pm
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You are the product of billions of years of evolutionary change! Join anthropologist Lindsay Barone to explore the hominins one-by-one in the DNALC Live series Species Shorts.
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DNALC Live: Meet the Scientist: Dr. Semir Beyaz, CSHL DNALC Live: Meet the Scientist: Dr. Semir Beyaz, CSHL
When: 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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Join us for our Meet the Scientist series, where we introduce you to scientists doing exciting work in academia, industry, medicine, and more! Scientists will discuss their current projects and personal journeys to becoming the experts they are today.
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- DNALC Live: Invertebrate Biology Series: Coral Reefs, Part V, DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat - May 7, DNALC Live: Using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) to Predict Bitter Taste Ability, Part III
DNALC Live: Invertebrate Biology Series: Coral Reefs, Part V DNALC Live: Invertebrate Biology Series: Coral Reefs, Part V
When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Coral reefs are some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet. Like terrestrial rainforests, reefs provide habitat for countless numbers of species from fish that utilize them as spawning grounds to marine turtles that stop by in search of food.
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DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat - May 7 DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat - May 7
When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.
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DNALC Live: Using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) to Predict Bitter Taste Ability, Part III DNALC Live: Using a Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) to Predict Bitter Taste Ability, Part III
When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Summary:
Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) is a bitter substance that only certain people can taste. This three-part series will explore the genetics behind a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the taste receptor, TAS2R38, that affects an individual’s ability to taste PTC.
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- DNALC Live: Intro to RNA-Seq with Jupyter, Part I, DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Introduction to DNA Methylation
DNALC Live: Intro to RNA-Seq with Jupyter, Part I DNALC Live: Intro to RNA-Seq with Jupyter, Part I
When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a widely used experimental approach in molecular biology. RNA-Seq allows us to measure the level of RNA in cells and tissues, and therefore make inferences about what genes are active, under what circumstances, and when.
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DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Introduction to DNA Methylation DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Introduction to DNA Methylation
When: 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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Have you ever wondered how it is that all of the cells in your body have the same DNA – the same set of instructions – but different types of cells can do different things?
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- Canceled Science Walking Tour, May 10 - Mother's Day Tour
Canceled Science Walking Tour, May 10 - Mother's Day Tour Canceled Science Walking Tour, May 10 - Mother's Day Tour
When: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Come take a scientist-guided walking tour of our 120-acre waterside campus and find out about the Lab’s 130 years of pioneering discoveries.
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- DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Restriction Enzymes, DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Green Fluorescent Protein
DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Restriction Enzymes DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Restriction Enzymes
When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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Restriction Enzymes are molecular "scissors" that precisely cut DNA. Learn how they were discovered by scientists working with viruses called bacteriophage.
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DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Green Fluorescent Protein DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Green Fluorescent Protein
When: 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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Did you know that scientists can use jellyfish proteins to track the activity of genes? Join us to learn how 3 scientists were awarded a Nobel Prize for their work with Green Fluorescent Protein, and how it is now used in molecular biology laboratories around the world!
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- DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Micropipetting, DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Preparation of an Agarose Gel, DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Gel Electrophoresis
DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Micropipetting DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Micropipetting
When: 11:00 am - 11:15 am
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The precise measurement of liquids is extremely important in molecular biology. In this lab demonstration, learn how to properly use a micropipette, the tool used to measure volumes of 1 milliliter and less!
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DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Preparation of an Agarose Gel DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Preparation of an Agarose Gel
When: 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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The first step in agarose gel electrophoresis is to cast an agarose gel. Learn how to prepare an agarose solution, and use a casting tray and comb to create an agarose gel that can be used for separation of DNA fragments by size.
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DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Gel Electrophoresis DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Gel Electrophoresis
When: 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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Join us for a demonstration of agarose gel electrophoresis. This process uses electricity to separate DNA fragments by size as they migrate through a gel matrix.
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- DNALC Live: DNALC Short: CRISPR Introduction, DNALC Live: PV92 - Jumping Genes Lead the Way
DNALC Live: DNALC Short: CRISPR Introduction DNALC Live: DNALC Short: CRISPR Introduction
When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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Have you heard about "CRISPR" but aren't quite sure what it means? This short video will introduce you to the basics of CRISPR-Cas9 and how it can be used to edit genomes!
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DNALC Live: PV92 - Jumping Genes Lead the Way DNALC Live: PV92 - Jumping Genes Lead the Way
When: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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In this activity, you will use bioinformatics tools to understand how DNA sequence similarities are being used to understand shared ancestry between individuals, populations and species.
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- DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Imaging, DNALC Live: Invertebrate Biology Series: Courtship and Reproduction, Part VI, DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat - May 14
DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Imaging DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Imaging
When: 11:00 am - 11:15 am
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How can you see the invisible? Fluorescent proteins and two-photon microscopy help scientists to see fine structures or particular molecules of cells. Join Catherine Zhang in exploring this imaging method used for science discovery.
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DNALC Live: Invertebrate Biology Series: Courtship and Reproduction, Part VI DNALC Live: Invertebrate Biology Series: Courtship and Reproduction, Part VI
When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Throughout this series, we have seen many amazing adaptations of invertebrates that contribute to their survival. Yet, some of their most surprising and unbelievable behaviors center around finding mates in order to reproduce.
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DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat - May 14 DNALC Live: AP Bio Chat - May 14
When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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The College Board has announced that this year’s AP® Biology Exam will consist only of Units 1 – 6. The DNALC seeks to help students with content from Units 5 and 6, which pertain to molecular biology and genetics.
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- DNALC Live: Intro to RNA-Seq with Jupyter, Part II, DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Profiling, Part I, DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Centrifugation
DNALC Live: Intro to RNA-Seq with Jupyter, Part II DNALC Live: Intro to RNA-Seq with Jupyter, Part II
When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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RNA sequencing (RNA-Seq) is a widely used experimental approach in molecular biology. RNA-Seq allows us to measure the level of RNA in cells and tissues, and therefore make inferences about what genes are active, under what circumstances, and when.
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DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Profiling, Part I DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Profiling, Part I
When: 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Although the DNA from different individuals is more alike than different, there are many regions of human chromosomes that exhibit a great deal of diversity. Such variable sequences are termed “polymorphic” (meaning many forms) and provide the basis for forensic identification.
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DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Centrifugation DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Centrifugation
When: 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm
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Centrifugation is a technique that applies centrifugal force to separate samples by density, or to collect a solution at the bottom of a tube, by spinning the samples at high speeds. Join us to learn how to properly set-up and run a centrifuge!
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- Canceled Science Walking Tour, May 17
Canceled Science Walking Tour, May 17 Canceled Science Walking Tour, May 17
When: 10:00 am - 11:30 am
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Come take a scientist-guided walking tour of our 120-acre waterside campus and find out about the Lab’s 130 years of pioneering discoveries.
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- DNALC Live: Let's Give it a Whorl: Fingerprint Analysis, DNALC Live: Ötzi the Iceman: Pollen Tells a Story
DNALC Live: Let's Give it a Whorl: Fingerprint Analysis DNALC Live: Let's Give it a Whorl: Fingerprint Analysis
When: 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
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Fingerprints, like DNA, are unique to each individual. For this reason, fingerprinting has been used throughout history for identification. Join DNALC instructor Brittany for this DNALC Live Short to learn how to identify basic fingerprints and look at your own.
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DNALC Live: Ötzi the Iceman: Pollen Tells a Story DNALC Live: Ötzi the Iceman: Pollen Tells a Story
When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Join DNALC instructor Erin to discover how pollen in Ötzi’s digestive system was used as a forensic tool to create a timeline of where he may have been in the final 36 hours before his untimely demise.
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- DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Profiling, Part II
DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Profiling, Part II DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Profiling, Part II
When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Although the DNA from different individuals is more alike than different, there are many regions of human chromosomes that exhibit a great deal of diversity. Such variable sequences are termed “polymorphic” (meaning many forms) and provide the basis for forensic identification.
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- DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Luminol - Illuminating Biological Evidence
DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Luminol - Illuminating Biological Evidence DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Luminol - Illuminating Biological Evidence
When: 1:00 pm - 1:15 pm
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Blood stains are not always easy to identify, especially if someone has tried to wipe them away. Join Elna Gottlieb as she explores the compound Luminol, which can make blood cells glow!
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- DNALC Live: Why Soap Works: The Macromolecules of SARS-CoV-2, DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Profiling, Part III
DNALC Live: Why Soap Works: The Macromolecules of SARS-CoV-2 DNALC Live: Why Soap Works: The Macromolecules of SARS-CoV-2
When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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This simple animation gives an overview of the macromolecules that make up SARS-CoV-2 as well as a basic chemical explanation as to why soap destroys the virus. Keep on scrubbing!
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DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Profiling, Part III DNALC Live: Forensic DNA Profiling, Part III
When: 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
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Although the DNA from different individuals is more alike than different, there are many regions of human chromosomes that exhibit a great deal of diversity. Such variable sequences are termed “polymorphic” (meaning many forms) and provide the basis for forensic identification.
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- DNALC Live: The Mystery of Anastasia, DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Finger Painting with Fingerprints
DNALC Live: The Mystery of Anastasia DNALC Live: The Mystery of Anastasia
When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Many stories have been told about the Romanovs, the last royal family of Russia. During the Russian Revolution of 1918 the Romanovs went missing. It was determined that that the family was likely murdered...
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DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Finger Painting with Fingerprints DNALC Live: DNALC Short: Finger Painting with Fingerprints
When: 2:00 pm - 2:15 pm
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Could it be a case of mistaken identity? Fingerprints are unique to each individual, like DNA, but similarities do occur. How do you differentiate between two closely-related fingerprints?
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- Lab Holiday
Lab Holiday Lab Holiday
When: All day -
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Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is closed for the holiday.
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- DNALC Live: DNALC Short: New York Stories Episode 1, Martin Chalfie & GFP, DNALC Live: Kitchen Science: Bubbling Liver
DNALC Live: DNALC Short: New York Stories Episode 1, Martin Chalfie & GFP DNALC Live: DNALC Short: New York Stories Episode 1, Martin Chalfie & GFP
When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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Amanda McBrien introduces a NY Stories video created with students from Brooklyn International School; join them as they interview Dr. Martin Chalfie at Columbia University to learn about his Nobel Prize-winning work with Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP).
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DNALC Live: Kitchen Science: Bubbling Liver DNALC Live: Kitchen Science: Bubbling Liver
When: 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm
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The liver is an organ that detoxifies chemicals. All vertebrate organisms have livers! However, many of us do not know how the liver handles these molecules. Join DNALC instructor Mike Paul to find out how the liver breaks hydrogen peroxide into chemicals that are not harmful to living things.
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- DNALC Live: DNALC Short: New York Stories Episode 2, DNA Fingerprinting, DNALC Live: Lactose Intolerance
DNALC Live: DNALC Short: New York Stories Episode 2, DNA Fingerprinting DNALC Live: DNALC Short: New York Stories Episode 2, DNA Fingerprinting
When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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Amanda McBrien introduces a NY Stories video created with students from Trinity School in New York City. They perform a DNA Fingerprinting lab to identify the presence or absence of a transposable piece of DNA called an Alu Insertion.
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DNALC Live: Lactose Intolerance DNALC Live: Lactose Intolerance
When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Join DNALC instructor Brittany Johnson to learn how human genetics and lifestyle can affect a trait like lactose tolerance, and how enzymes produced in labs are used in industry to prepare lactose-free milk.
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- DNALC Live: Vertebrate Biology Part I: Reptiles and Amphibians, DNALC Live: Industrial Enzymology
DNALC Live: Vertebrate Biology Part I: Reptiles and Amphibians DNALC Live: Vertebrate Biology Part I: Reptiles and Amphibians
When: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
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Join DNALC educator Jeff Petracca and the staff of the Long Island Aquarium for an introduction to the diversity of reptiles and amphibians, and learn about the interesting behavioral and structural adaptations that have allowed them to occupy so many different types of ecosystems!
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DNALC Live: Industrial Enzymology DNALC Live: Industrial Enzymology
When: 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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Join DNALC instructor Brittany Johnson to learn how cells use genetic instructions to create thousands of different proteins. We’ll focus on a group of proteins called enzymes that act as catalysts in cells and perform an experiment that demonstrates how we can harness the power of enzymes in industry.
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- DNALC Live: DNALC Short: DNA Methyltransferases and DNA Methylation, DNALC Live: Meet the Scientist: Kimberly Kudlack, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor at Northwell Health, DNALC Live: Webinar: Teaching Biotech from a Distance - DNA barcoding in a regulated environment
DNALC Live: DNALC Short: DNA Methyltransferases and DNA Methylation DNALC Live: DNALC Short: DNA Methyltransferases and DNA Methylation
When: 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm
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Join DNALC educator Allison Mayle as she explores the roles of enzymes in DNA Methylation. We'll discuss how cells pass their methylation pattern on when they divide, maintenance methylation, and de novo methylation!
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DNALC Live: Meet the Scientist: Kimberly Kudlack, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor at Northwell Health DNALC Live: Meet the Scientist: Kimberly Kudlack, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor at Northwell Health
When: 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm
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Join us for our Meet the Scientist series, where we introduce you to scientists doing exciting work in academia, industry, medicine, and more! Scientists will discuss their current projects and personal journeys to becoming the experts they are today.
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DNALC Live: Webinar: Teaching Biotech from a Distance - DNA barcoding in a regulated environment DNALC Live: Webinar: Teaching Biotech from a Distance - DNA barcoding in a regulated environment
When: 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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DNA barcoding is a popular technique for undergraduate research projects. In this webinar, Dr. Linnea Fletcher (Austin Community College, InnovATEBIO) will describe how this technique can be adapted for use in biotechnology education programs by incorporating principles of working in a regulated environment such as GMPs (Good Manufacturing Practices).
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