!1083! Nowgen will be running 75 workshops from September 2009 - July 2010. The workshop includes: * Extraction of students' DNA * PCR * Restriction digestion * Gel electrophoresis * Analaysis of DNA bands * Bioinformatics activities * Facilitated discussion h2. Cost £300 per workshop (maximum of 25 students) Independent schools are welcome to attend. h2. Find out more Nowgen regularly send out relevant information to teachers. To join our education and schools mailing list please contact "Leah Holmes":mailto:leah.holmes@cmft.nhs.uk h2. Collaborations Nowgen was commissioned by the Wellcome Trust to assess the feasibility of a number of proposed ideas to explore evolution using practical work. We are working in collaboration with the Centre for Life in Newcastle, and Explore At-Bristol to develop and deliver the complete workshop. Nowgen has developed the technical aspect of the workshop and collated the necessary background information. 38 2009-02-05T10:29:39+00:00 --- !map:HashWithIndifferentAccess publications: "" hide_posted_on: "true" author: "" summary: "This workshop is new for September 2009 and funded by the Wellcome Trust as part of the \"*Survival Rivals*\":http://survivalrivals.org/ project. Celebrating Charles Darwin\xE2\x80\x99s bicentenary, this one-day workshop investigates convergent evolution between humans and chimpanzees, and includes PCR using students' own DNA.\r\n\ \r\n\ We will be taking bookings for the workshops from April 2009. Please see the \"*events*\":206-Events listings for details. \r\n\ \r\n" funding: "" links: |- "Survival Rivals":http://survivalrivals.org/a-question-of-taste/about "Centre for Life":http://www.life.org.uk/ "Explore At-Bristol":http://www.at-bristol.org.uk/ audience: "" fulltitle: A Question of Taste - Using PCR to investigate human evolution investigators: "" false false 870 17 271 darwininspired_pcr_workshops_for_post16_students_ 2 6 2010-02-23T09:41:42+00:00 57 22