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Week of May 24th

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Sunday, May 24, 2020
Monday, May 25, 2020
Tuesday, May 26, 2020(2 events)

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More information about DNALC Live: DNALC Short: New York Stories Episode 1, Martin Chalfie & GFP

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: Kitchen Science: Bubbling Liver

Tuesday, May 26, 2020 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm EST

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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Wednesday, May 27, 2020(2 events)

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More information about DNALC Live: DNALC Short: New York Stories Episode 2, DNA Fingerprinting

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: Lactose Intolerance

Wednesday, May 27, 2020 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST

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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Thursday, May 28, 2020(2 events)

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More information about DNALC Live: Vertebrate Biology Part I: Reptiles and Amphibians

Thursday, May 28, 2020 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: Industrial Enzymology

Thursday, May 28, 2020 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST

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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Friday, May 29, 2020(3 events)

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More information about DNALC Live: DNALC Short: DNA Methyltransferases and DNA Methylation

Friday, May 29, 2020 12:00 pm - 12:15 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: Meet the Scientist: Kimberly Kudlack, MS, CGC, Genetic Counselor at Northwell Health

Friday, May 29, 2020 2:00 pm - 2:30 pm EST

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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More information about DNALC Live: Webinar: Teaching Biotech from a Distance - DNA barcoding in a regulated environment

Friday, May 29, 2020 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm EST

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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Saturday, May 30, 2020