Over Thanksgiving break, I worked on an awesome at-home lab! I extracted the DNA from a kiwi using just a few, everyday materials that are found in every household. The main ingredients were rubbing alcohol and dishwasher detergent. The soap breaks down the plasma membrane of the cell and the nuclear envelope of the nucleus, allowing the DNA to gather into a bunch in the alcohol. This simple procedure is easy but also very useful in science. The DNA can then be used for genetic analysis, cloning, and alteration. I followed the procedure for this lab pretty loosely, changing up some of the amounts of materials I used and the type of the fruit, but the lab still worked well.
Continue to the video to see the actual lab and a more detailed reflection!
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