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This bundle provides the essential equipment needed to perform both a bacterial transformation and an introductory electrophoresis experiment; perfect for getting started with these 2 foundational biotechnology experiments in your classroom. It features integrated electrophoresis systems, pipettors with practice pipetting gels, pipette tips, a How to Micropipette poster, multilevel tube racks, and introductory transformation and electrophoresis kits.

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Introduce biotechnology into your classroom with ease and confidence.

The Carolina® Introduction to Transformation and Electrophoresis Bundle is specially designed for a classroom or teacher new to biotechnology. It provides the essential equipment needed to perform both a bacterial transformation and an introductory electrophoresis experiment right out of the box. This bundle is perfect for getting started with these 2 foundational biotechnology experiments in your classroom. It features our newest all-in-one, integrated electrophoresis systems, pipettors with practice pipetting gels, pipette tips, and a poster showing how to pipette for practice before performing the technique. Also includes multilevel tube racks for lab stations to accommodate multiple-sized tubes as well as introductory transformation and electrophoresis kits.

Product Features

• 6 Carolina® Integrated Electrophoresis Systems (item #213755) that combine an electrophoresis apparatus, a power supply, and a blue light transilluminator into a single, user-friendly unit
• 6 Multilevel Test Tube Racks (item #215540) made of durable polypropylene to accommodate tubes ranging in size from 0.2 to 50 mL all in one convenient, tiered rack
• 3 Carolina® Economy Pipettors, 2 to 20 µL (item #214721) and 3 Carolina® Economy Pipettors, 20 to 200 µL (item #214724) provide durability, accuracy, a decimal point on the volume window for quick reading, and color coding for easy tip identification
• 6 Micropipet Tips, Yellow, Sterile, 1 to 200 µL, Rack of 96 (item #215052) to begin pipetting right out of the box
• 1 Reusable Practice Pipetting Gel, Pack of 6 (item #211169) for students to practice pipetting into gels before performing electrophoresis; no more punctured wells
• 1 How to Micropipette Poster (item #211460) includes diagrams, describes the anatomy of a micropipette, guidance and tips on how to correctly pipette, and real-world connections
• 1 Introductory Gel Electrophoresis Kit (item #211148) that is designed for students to become familiar with general biotechnology techniques, such as preparing agarose gels, loading samples into sample wells, using gel chambers and power supplies, observing results, and measuring migration distances; it teaches the foundations of gel electrophoresis with 5 unique dyes that students can easily visualize and analyze
• 1 Exploring Gene Expression Through Transformation Kit (with voucher) (item #211100) uses β-thalassemia as a medical example for students to explore the phenomenon of gene regulation by successfully transforming bacteria to produce green fluorescent protein (GFP)