{"product_id":"bio-discovery","title":"Bio-Discovery","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis programme is designed for students to learn about viruses and the concepts of disease and testing. They will discover the fundamentals of cell structure and DNA, what makes a virus unique and how we can utilise this knowledge for laboratory applications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCell Discovery\u003cbr\u003e*Identifying the different cell structures – animal\/plant\/bacteria\u003cbr\u003e*Using microscopes\/slides to identify different cells – animal, plant and bacteria.\u003cbr\u003eThe students can make their own slides from cheek cells, onion cells and yogurt.\u003cbr\u003e* Images of cell slides can be captured\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDNA\u003cbr\u003e*Understanding DNA structure and replication – distinction between animal and\u003cbr\u003evirus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExtracting DNA from strawberries\u003cbr\u003e*Using gel electrophoresis to characterise DNA – this can be done using the DNA\u003cbr\u003ethe students extracted.\u003cbr\u003eViruses\u003cbr\u003e*What makes up virus structure?\u003cbr\u003e*How viruses are unique and cause infection\u003cbr\u003e*Explain how antibodies identify viruses\u003cbr\u003eEquipment: plasticine and other craft materials\u003cbr\u003ePandemic\u003cbr\u003e* What is a pandemic?\u003cbr\u003e*How can we detect disease?\u003cbr\u003e*What are the different ways to identify disease?\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*Demonstrating different laboratory techniques involved in diagnostic testing\u003cbr\u003e*Using results and presenting them appropriately and correctly analysing\u003cbr\u003ethem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTest Kit Design\u003cbr\u003e*How can we use what we know about viruses and antibodies to make a test?\u003cbr\u003e*What parameters do we need to consider?\u003cbr\u003e*Key terms – cross reactivity, specificity, sensitivity\u003cbr\u003e *Let’s Test!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis course is taught by Danielle Farquharson\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cresconova Labs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50080962216186,"sku":null,"price":150.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/labs-courses.cresconova.org\/products\/bio-discovery","provider":"Cresconova Labs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}