Demonstrations, Explanations and Animations of Biotechnological Techniques
Channel: Murray Cox
Date: 2018-11-27

This video introduces users to basic molecular biology laboratory techniques, covering background knowledge, key laboratory skills and tips for best practice.  With examples drawn from efforts to conserve New Zealand’s unique endemic species, the skills presented are directly relevant to a broad array of research areas as diverse as human genetics, molecular medicine and ecology.

Fundamental Techniques:
DNA Extraction
Gel Electrophoresis
Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Restriction Enzyme Digestion
DNA Sequencing (Sanger)

Advanced Techniques:
Ligation and Cloning
Microarrays
Tissue Culture

This video was created as a teaching resource by members of the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, a New Zealand Centre for Research Excellence, and was released in February 2009. The Allan Wilson Centre was funded from 2002 to 2015.

The recording was made at Massey University, New Zealand.  All participants were (and many still are) members of the university (http://www.massey.ac.nz).

Credits:
Nick Gibb
Gillian Gibb
Simon Hills
Trish McLenachan
Claudia Voelckel
Sarah Dorling
Lorraine Berry
Olga Kardailsky
Tim White
Barbara Schoenfeld
Lara Shepherd
Chris Corser