Zero to Genetic Engineering Hero: What is it?
Welcome to How-to use Zero to Genetic Engineering Hero, the learning journey and guidebook to programming bacteria made specifically for beginners...
Learn how to use our resources, kits, and equipment to begin your biotechnology journey... no prior knowledge necessary!
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PREPARE WITH THE FREE VIRTUAL BIOENGINEER™ Thousands of students and at-home learners have used the Virtual Bioengineer™ to learn and practice g...
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Pairing Online Content With Your Engineer-it Kit and DNA Playground
We often get asked whether Amino Labs is developing curriculum and courseware for use with our products and the answer is yes, and stay tuned for t...
The Engineer-it Journey: Tips and tricks to get you from beginner to pro!
Our Engineer-it Kits provide you with all of the necessary components so that you can learn how to make the “houses” that lab bacteria grow in (LB agar petri dishes), incubate and grow the bacteria, make the bacteria able to take up DNA (make the chemically competent), and transform the bacteria with DNA (put a DNA plasmid with an extra trait into the cells). What is the end goal?
At the end of the...