Glow-in-the-Dark Bacteria Engineering Kit
$39.99
Make bacteria glow green using a gene borrowed from jellyfish - then watch the results grow overnight on a petri dish.
Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP) won the Nobel Prize. Scientists use it to track genes, light up cancer cells, and visualize things invisible to the naked eye. In this kit, you'll put that exact gene into harmless E. coli - and see glowing colonies appear under blue light within 24 hours.
This is the experiment that hooks people on biology for life.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Rehydrate freeze-dried bacteria and GFP plasmid DNA
- Run a heat-shock bacterial transformation - the same technique used in real labs
- Grow your engineered bacteria overnight on selective agar plates
- Illuminate the results with the included blue light and UV filter
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
- How fluorescent proteins work and why they matter in research
- The mechanics of bacterial transformation - how DNA gets into a cell
- Gene expression: why some bacteria glow and others don't
- How scientists use antibiotic selection to identify successful edits
PERFECT FOR
Total beginners. No lab experience needed. Works in a kitchen. Great for curious adults, teens, science fair projects, and classrooms.
NOTES
• All biological materials are freeze-dried and stable at room temperature for up to one month.
• Includes step-by-step transformation protocol and a guide to fluorescent proteins.
WHAT'S INCLUDED:
Biological Materials:
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Non-pathogenic E. coli (DH5α strain) bacteria, freeze dried
GFP plasmid containing jellyfish fluorescent gene (5 - 50uL of 20ng/uL)
Media & Reagents:
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LB agar media
LB selective agar (Kan 100 µg/ml)
Transformation buffer (25mM CaCl2, 10% PEG 8000)
LB recovery media
Lab Supplies:
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7 Petri plates
Transfer pipettes
Microcentrifuge tubes
Test tube for measuring 50 mL
UV Filter Sheet
Blue light
Agar preparation bottle
5 Sterile inoculation loops
10 nitrile gloves
**Perishables included in this kit have been Freeze Dried. They will be viable up to a month at Room temperature**
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Reviews
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Good fun
Clear instructions and well-packaged kit. Took a couple of tries, but eventually was successful! I think giving extra incubation time was what made my second try have better results (since I was incubating at room temperature).
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Fantastic product!
This is the second product I’ve ordered from the Odin. The instruction manual is clear, there are online guides, and wow, I’ve learned a lot about genetics and biology!
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Genetic Design Starter Kit - Glowing Jellyfish Bacteria
First time - worked perfectly, even with a few human errors and extended time in between stages. Used with 7th graders.
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Fantastic!
The kit was well packaged and the directions were thorough. My son and his lab partner were able to complete this for their science fair project. They were featured in our local news! I will be purchasing more for my students.
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Great Science Experiment
I ordered the Genetic Design Starter Kit for my grandson’s science fair project. It was easy enough to follow for me to help him. He is in 7th grade and very interested in cutting edge science.
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bonne expérience
Vraiment super
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Awesome
Yes! I have created life! The instructions were a little ambiguous if it is your first time and culturing at room temp takes more like 4 days. But, man, creating life is awesome. Now I know what it is to be a mother.
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Amazing!!!
Works as advertised, read through the experiment a few times before you get started. Already ordered my Bioengineering 101, can't wait!!!
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Worth it
Had lots of fun doing this and got a lot of hands on experience. I would suggest that the kit come with extra inoculation loops because I almost ran out. I would love to see more kits like this or possibly some empty backbones to design your own plasmid for the more advanced users. Also tip to those who have contamination issues, performing parts of the experiment, like streaking, in a sandwich bag or oven bag is a good way to keep things sterile, at least from my experience.