The goal of this blog is to provide the basic overview of how and why we process samples the way we do and to provide insight into the molecular biology techniques that are being used....

Last week the final pieces of equipment for Barcode the Lake arrived; a thermalcycler,  micropipette and a gel electrophoresis box....

This projects looks to use a Citizen Science approach to generate data down to a genetic level  on the organisms of Lake Merritt, build transferable lab skills and field identification skills in participants from the community....