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Weekend Project: Extract DNA from Anything Living Saturday, March 8, 2008

Posted by Rahul Sengupta in : News,Random , comments closed

I can has DNA?

The University of Utah’s Institute of Human Genetics has posted instructions for an interesting little project that you can do at home: extract DNA from anything living. However, they discourage trying to extract DNA from such things as pets and body parts belonging to siblings.

You’ll need:

  • A blender
  • Some table salt
  • Liquid detergen
  • Meat tenderizer
  • Rubbing alcohol
  • DHMO
  • Something that’s not a cat, dog, etc. that you want to get the DNA from

So, if you’re looking to procrastinate and want to do a totally random experiment this weekend, hit up their article.

[How to Extract DNA from Anything Living]