Wolbachia Project Lab Guides
The Wolbachia Project is organized as a five-part lab series. Each Project Guide has been designed to facilitate inquiry-based research experiences and optimize student success in the classroom.
The Wolbachia Project is organized as a five-part lab series. Each Project Guide has been designed to facilitate inquiry-based research experiences and optimize student success in the classroom.
Explore the basics of Wolbachia biology and build foundational skills for success in the research laboratory.
Discover the spectacular diversity and abundance of arthropods and prepare specimens for DNA analysis.
Learn DNA extraction techniques to successfully isolate genomic DNA from both arthropods and Wolbachia.
Amplify DNA extracted from experimental and control arthropods using PCR, a diagnostic tool to discover microbes and barcode organisms.
Determine the presence or absence of PCR products and quantify the size (length of the DNA molecule) of the product.
Master the basics of Sanger DNA sequencing and explore the NCBI database while utilizing BLAST.
Review scientific articles using guided questions, graphical abstracts, and supplementary activities.
Stay up-to-Date with Announcements and training opportunities
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