Posts by Dan_Smalley

Sickle Cell Anemia Investigation: Day 8/9

Sickle Cell Anemia Investigation: Day 8/9

This was a day where we did gel electrophoresis. I got my Sickle Cell test kits from Minione. This is...

Sickle Cell Anemia Investigation: Day 7

Sickle Cell Anemia Investigation: Day 7

Today we practiced using a micropipet and loading fluid into the wells of gels. I used several resources from miniPCR...

Sickle Cell Investigation: Day 6

Sickle Cell Investigation: Day 6

Today we had to retreat back to notes just to get clarity on what was going on. I simply had...

Sickle Cell Anemia Investigation: Day 5

Today did not go too well. I must remind myself that it is quite a lot for students to jump...

Sickle Cell Anemia Investigation: Day 4

Sickle Cell Anemia Investigation: Day 4

Today began with a video by John Perry’s series “Stated Clearly” titled “What is a gene?” Next, students wrote down...