Preparing the World for the Biorevolution
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Programming Biology with DNA Technology is when you change the DNA of an organism to do fun or important things
Why Program Biology?
We are in the midst of the Biorevolution. DNA technology is used to “program cells” to make important things like medicine, industrial products, and food. Just like the computer revolution took the world by storm in the last decades, the Biorevolution will rock the world in the coming decade. Prepare yourself, your family, or your students for the Biorevolution by learning DNA technology basics. Give yourself, your family, or students an advantage by being at the forefront of this change.
What is an example of how DNA technology is used to program cells? Lets look at the first example that started it all, Insulin.
Insulin was discovered as the cure for diabetes in the 1920s. After this discovery insulin was collected from the pancreases of barn yard animals. The organs were ground up, the insulin extracted and purified, and injected into people. This saved many lives but there were complications because people were getting animal insulin and not human insulin, and the human body treated it as such.
In the 20th century some scientists asked the question - "what if we put the DNA that 'codes' for human insulin in a bacteria and asked the bacteria to produce human insulin for us?". They did the experiments and then "brewed" up bacteria that produced human insulin in large reactors. Fast forward to today, more than 150,000,000 doses of insulin are made in this way every year. Human insulin is brewed in microorganisms in large reactors, just like beer and wine are brewed in large reactors. Insulin is only one example of thousands of important things made using biology.
Amino Labs' All-in-One kits make programming biology safe and easy. Success Guaranteed.
Just like the Insulin pioneers engineered bacteria to produce human insulin, new learners can try programming biology by using the safe, non-toxic ingredients from our all-in-one kits. Amino Labs is designed for new scientists, makers and learners with technology developed at M.I.T., and can safely be used in any North American homes or classrooms. The kits allows you to insert Jellyfish or Coral DNA into friendly, inactivated bacteria to create vivid, glowing pigments.
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our best selling beginner's starter pack: Experiment kit and a minilab:
DNA Playground™ - Beginner Starter Pack
- Overview:
- What's included
- Equipment Features
- Tech Specs
- Experiment Kit Features
- Ressources & Instructions
- Shipping
Start the journey into DNA technology by genetic engineering cells to produce vivid colours that fluoresce under a black light. The DNA Playground and Engineer-it Kit Starter Pack helps you engineer and grow bacteria like a professional.
The DNA playground™ starter pack enables you to insert DNA programs into bacteria efficiently and without a mess. For teachers, homeschoolers, students, and makers. It can be used at home or by educators in schools as a personal and engaging alternative to traditionally large, expensive, and complex lab equipment. DNA Playgrounds reduce genetic engineering class set-up and clean-up time from an hour+ to a few minutes. Get rid of messy ice and water!
- (1) DNA Playground™: the easy-to-use biolab for engineering and growing microorganisms. The DNA Playground can be purchased with or without WiFi capability to give you access to our upcoming online data viewer: see what is happening on your Playground from afar, save experiment data and share results (wifi coming in 2018).
- (1) Engineer-it Kit™: all the ingredients needed to create an engineered organisms. Engineer-it Kits come in Individuals (one try) or Group kits (up to 32 tries in groups of 4) at engineering a DNA program into a cell.
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Instructions: a manual with easy to understand vocabulary and step by step procedures and the online simulation experiment simulation to practice with, teach you fundamentals and guide you along the way.
- Free Udemy course which walks you through the Engineer-it Kit
DNA Playground™ |
| Self-contained system: No need to source and buy heated water baths, ice buckets and ice, incubator and thermometers. The DNA Playground™ is a playful collection of all the equipment you need to engineer and grow cells in Petri dishes. |
| Compact: Easily perform bacterial transformations from the comfort of your desk. |
| Interested in a modular system: Express interest by email info@amino.bio |
| Complements the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-7& HS-LS1-1, HS-LS1-6, HS-LS3-1 |
| Each DNA Playground™ can do up to 4 simultaneous transformations. |
The DNA Playground replaces the need for:
- Ice/Ice buckets
- Hot water bath
- Thermometer
- Incubator
- Timer
If you're an educator familiar with genetic engineer experiments, the DNA Playgrounds™ will empower and engage your students as they control and monitor the temperature stations via the touchscreen. If you're an educator who has never done genetic engineering before, these kits are designed for you. All you have to do is try, and you'll be pleasantly surprised with your life science skills!
DNA Playground™
Dimensions 12 x 4 x 8 in
Weight: 1.4 Kg
Power
Voltage: 110-250 V
Frequency: 50-60 Hz
Average power: 100 W
Peak power: 750 W
Operating environment
Temperature: 16 - 25 C
Humidity: 20 - 90 %
Altitude: 3,000 m
Connectivity
Network wifi: 802.11n (coming in 2018)
Touchscreen: 4.3 inch, capacitive
Tube Heating/Cooling Stations
Tube Cooling Station: 1 - 5 C
Tube Heating Station: 37/42 C
Temperature sensors (4):
Cold Tube Station (1), +/- 0.1 C @ 1 C
Heat shock station (1), +/- 0.1 C @ 42 C
| Engineer-it Kit™ |
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Engineer-it kits are a general experience that can be used as a hands-on activity to complement various modules from middle school to high school. They allow for scaffolded learning and Engineer-it Kits™ are also used in technical colleges and universities.
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Self-contained kit: No need to source and buy reagents, chemicals, and consumables. The Engineer-it Kit™ is a convenient collection of all that is needed to engineer and grow cells in Petri dishes.
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| All reagents tubes are color-coded for ease of use and include illustrated simple procedure. |
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2 convenient formats:
Individual kit - One try, can be done by individuals, groups, family. Group kit - Eight transformation tries with 1 shared DNA program - can be done individually or in groups up to 4. |
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Choose from one of 10 pigments :
Blue, Blueberry Blue, Violet, Orange, Teal, Purple
Fluorescent: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Raspberry Red |
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All Engineer-it Kits™ are Biosafety Level 1 (BSL1), meaning they do not require any special containment in North America (you can do it at home, school, etc.). If you are outside of North America, some regulations may apply, please check with your local public health office. Note: that immunocompromised individuals should always take extra precautions. Learn more about safety
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Complements the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-5, MS-LS1-8, HS-LS1-1, HS-LS3-1, HS-LS4-4, HS-LS4-5
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Wondering how it works?
Try the free Virtual Bioengineer™ simulation for an overview of the procedure and some scientific tips, tricks and knowledge.
View the full, real-time walkthrough with our Scientist below and browse our friendly DNA Playground™ user manual
Ships in 1-3 working days. DNA Playground™ colors may vary. If you require yours for a specific date or event, please contact us prior to, or with your order # so that we can make it happen for you! ☺︎
Overview:
Start the journey into DNA technology by genetic engineering cells to produce vivid colours that fluoresce under a black light. The DNA Playground and Engineer-it Kit Starter Pack helps you engineer and grow bacteria like a professional.
The DNA playground™ starter pack enables you to insert DNA programs into bacteria efficiently and without a mess. For teachers, homeschoolers, students, and makers. It can be used at home or by educators in schools as a personal and engaging alternative to traditionally large, expensive, and complex lab equipment. DNA Playgrounds reduce genetic engineering class set-up and clean-up time from an hour+ to a few minutes. Get rid of messy ice and water!
What's included
- (1) DNA Playground™: the easy-to-use biolab for engineering and growing microorganisms. The DNA Playground can be purchased with or without WiFi capability to give you access to our upcoming online data viewer: see what is happening on your Playground from afar, save experiment data and share results (wifi coming in 2018).
- (1) Engineer-it Kit™: all the ingredients needed to create an engineered organisms. Engineer-it Kits come in Individuals (one try) or Group kits (up to 32 tries in groups of 4) at engineering a DNA program into a cell.
-
Instructions: a manual with easy to understand vocabulary and step by step procedures and the online simulation experiment simulation to practice with, teach you fundamentals and guide you along the way.
- Free Udemy course which walks you through the Engineer-it Kit
Equipment Features
DNA Playground™ |
| Self-contained system: No need to source and buy heated water baths, ice buckets and ice, incubator and thermometers. The DNA Playground™ is a playful collection of all the equipment you need to engineer and grow cells in Petri dishes. |
| Compact: Easily perform bacterial transformations from the comfort of your desk. |
| Interested in a modular system: Express interest by email info@amino.bio |
| Complements the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS): MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-2, MS-LS1-7& HS-LS1-1, HS-LS1-6, HS-LS3-1 |
| Each DNA Playground™ can do up to 4 simultaneous transformations. |
The DNA Playground replaces the need for:
- Ice/Ice buckets
- Hot water bath
- Thermometer
- Incubator
- Timer
If you're an educator familiar with genetic engineer experiments, the DNA Playgrounds™ will empower and engage your students as they control and monitor the temperature stations via the touchscreen. If you're an educator who has never done genetic engineering before, these kits are designed for you. All you have to do is try, and you'll be pleasantly surprised with your life science skills!
Tech Specs
DNA Playground™
Dimensions 12 x 4 x 8 in
Weight: 1.4 Kg
Power
Voltage: 110-250 V
Frequency: 50-60 Hz
Average power: 100 W
Peak power: 750 W
Operating environment
Temperature: 16 - 25 C
Humidity: 20 - 90 %
Altitude: 3,000 m
Connectivity
Network wifi: 802.11n (coming in 2018)
Touchscreen: 4.3 inch, capacitive
Tube Heating/Cooling Stations
Tube Cooling Station: 1 - 5 C
Tube Heating Station: 37/42 C
Temperature sensors (4):
Cold Tube Station (1), +/- 0.1 C @ 1 C
Heat shock station (1), +/- 0.1 C @ 42 C
Experiment Kit Features
| Engineer-it Kit™ |
|
Engineer-it kits are a general experience that can be used as a hands-on activity to complement various modules from middle school to high school. They allow for scaffolded learning and Engineer-it Kits™ are also used in technical colleges and universities.
|
|
Self-contained kit: No need to source and buy reagents, chemicals, and consumables. The Engineer-it Kit™ is a convenient collection of all that is needed to engineer and grow cells in Petri dishes.
|
| All reagents tubes are color-coded for ease of use and include illustrated simple procedure. |
|
2 convenient formats:
Individual kit - One try, can be done by individuals, groups, family. Group kit - Eight transformation tries with 1 shared DNA program - can be done individually or in groups up to 4. |
|
Choose from one of 10 pigments :
Blue, Blueberry Blue, Violet, Orange, Teal, Purple
Fluorescent: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Raspberry Red |
|
All Engineer-it Kits™ are Biosafety Level 1 (BSL1), meaning they do not require any special containment in North America (you can do it at home, school, etc.). If you are outside of North America, some regulations may apply, please check with your local public health office. Note: that immunocompromised individuals should always take extra precautions. Learn more about safety
|
|
Complements the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS):
MS-LS1-1, MS-LS1-5, MS-LS1-8, HS-LS1-1, HS-LS3-1, HS-LS4-4, HS-LS4-5
|
Ressources & Instructions
Wondering how it works?
Try the free Virtual Bioengineer™ simulation for an overview of the procedure and some scientific tips, tricks and knowledge.
View the full, real-time walkthrough with our Scientist below and browse our friendly DNA Playground™ user manual
Shipping
Ships in 1-3 working days. DNA Playground™ colors may vary. If you require yours for a specific date or event, please contact us prior to, or with your order # so that we can make it happen for you! ☺︎
Easy and Safe
We offer easy to follow instructions, safe science guidelines, real-time videos, short articles and quick customer support. For more information about why these kits are safe in the home and in the class, click below.
More information about safetyRead some of our short articles
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"BIOLOGY IS A POWERFUL TECHNOLOGY, IF WE CAN HARNESS IT, WE CAN USE IT TO CREATE AND BUILD THINGS WE NEED"