Bioengineering 101 Lab Kit & Course

Learn the foundations of genetic engineering through hands-on experiments and guided lectures.

This bundle combines a biotechnology starter lab kit with a structured video course covering core bioengineering concepts. Students perform real experiments while learning the theory behind modern genetic technologies.

What You'll Do

• Perform basic genetic engineering experiments
• Learn laboratory techniques used in biotechnology
• Follow step-by-step experiments guided by lectures

What You'll Learn

• DNA structure and gene expression
• Plasmids and bacterial transformation
• Fluorescent proteins and reporter genes
• Foundations of modern bioengineering

Perfect For: Students, educators, and beginners starting in synthetic biology.

Class includes guest lectures from

Dr. George Church and Dr. Kate Adamala

What’s Included:

Biological Materials

• Engineered bacterial strains (pDusk/pDawn Biosensors Kit), Non-pathogenic, freeze dried

• Engineered bacterial strains (E. coli DH10B strain w/ pJE202 plasmid), Non-pathogenic, freeze dried

• Non-pathogenic E. coli (DH5α strain), freeze dried

• Cas9 expression plasmid

• Guide RNA plasmid

• DNA repair template

• Fluorescent protein plasmid (GFP)

Media & Reagents

• LB agar media

• LB agar media with selective antibiotics

• Transformation reagents

• Colored water for pipetting practice

Lab Supplies

• Petri plates

• Adjustable micropipette (0.5–10 µL)

• Adjustable micropipette (10–100 µL)

• Adjustable micropipette (100–1000 µL)

• Pipette tips (0.5–10 µL) (box of 96)

• Pipette tips (10–100 µL) (box of 96)

• Pipette tips (100–1000 µL) (box of 96)

• Microcentrifuge tubes

• Tube rack

• Sterile inoculation loops

• Nitrile gloves

• Orange film and Blue light

• Tube for measuring 50 mL

• Scale and weigh boats
   

Digital Materials

• Bioengineering 101 video lecture series

• Experiment protocols and worksheets

A link to the last classes syllabus can be found here

A link to Molecular Biology of the Cell can be found here

Example Experiment

Example Lecture