Once again the biotech class is working on cheek cell DNA extractions. The difference is that this time I had them first practice purifying bacterial DNA and then moved into hair DNA analysis followed by cheek cell DNA analysis. This will hopefully increase the chances of obtaining a good DNA fingerprint. We shall see!
On another note, the forensic science club received their first set of tools in forensic anthropology which they will get to apply at our next meeting. We will begin with the examination and identification of the skeletal remains collected at the crime scene. What a great time to be a science teacher and a science student for that matter.
