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Use real genomic data to find mutations in a gene associated with pancreatic, lung and colorectal cancers.
Take on the role of a genome researcher and look at real cancer DNA datasets, taken from cancer patients, to find areas of mutation in the BRAF gene.
Explore the features of two closely related subspecies of the bacteria, Salmonella. Find out how the differences in their genomes results in their ability to cause two very different diseases.
Explore antibiotic resistance by taking a closer look at the genomes of two strains of the bacterium, Staphylococcus aureus.
What is the best way to eradicate malaria? In this activity you will explore how the different stages of the malaria life cycle can be targeted by different treatments and prevention strategies.
If you were given £20 million to eradicate malaria, how would you spend it? In this activity you get to find out.
Take on the role of a programme manager for a community at high risk of malaria and, using the information provided, work out the best strategy for eliminating the disease from the area.
Discover how DNA sequences code for proteins with different roles and functions.
This hands-on activity allows you to create your own paper model of a DNA double helix.
In this activity you can make a bracelet of DNA sequence from organisms including a human, chimpanzee, butterfly, carnivorous plant or flesh-eating bacteria.
Make your own edible DNA double helix out of sweets!
Debate current and potential issues in genetics and genomics with this card-based discussion activity.
Decode DNA sequences and discover the proteins they code for using online scientific databases.
Discover how microbes, such as bacteria and viruses, can be spread from person to person.
Discover more about the basic shape and structure of different bacteria through this balloon modelling activity.
Play detective and uncover how microbes spread around the surfaces you touch if you don’t wash your hands properly!
Step into the shoes of a genetic scientist and carry out a phenotype analysis with the model organism, zebrafish.
Through this fun activity you can learn more about the spread of microbes and their potential to infect people.
In Malaria Challenge you can explore the different stages of malaria and how scientists are trying to find new ways of preventing and treating this deadly tropical disease.
This multimedia resource tells the story of the Tasmanian devil and the transmissible cancer that threatens its existence
Are you faster than a machine? Compete against the computer to sequence DNA from a capillary sequencing machine.
This computer game allows you to explore the key features of a human cell. The aim of the game is to match pairs of components from within a human cell.
This video introduces you to the disease malaria, taking you through the life cycle of the parasite that causes it and why it is such a huge problem in the developing world.
This animation introduces you to the human genome and shows how the first human genome was sequenced in the Human Genome Project.
This animation shows where and how the human genome is stored within our cells.
This flash animation shows how proteins are made in the cell from the information in the DNA code.
This animation provides an overview of the techniques involved in making a Bacterial Artificial Chromosome (BAC) library.
This flash animation shows the process of subcloning. Subcloning is part of the process of preparing DNA for sequencing during the Human Genome Project.
This flash animation shows the processes involved in the Sanger sequencing method – the DNA sequencing method used during the Human Genome Project.
This animation shows one of the methods currently being used to sequence DNA at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute.
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