Plant Genetic Engineering Kit

Learn to genetically engineer plants using agrobacterium! This kit allows you to engineer the leaves of the Nicotiana tabacum plant turning them red.

How does it work?

Plasmids inserted into agrobacterium can move into plant leaves through horizontal gene transfer. The red pigment takes 2-4 days to express in successfully engineered cells. 

Kit Contents

5 - Pasteur pipettes

1 - Glass bottle

1 - LB Rifampicin/ Spectinomycin agar

1 - Injection media concentrate

1 - 7 petri plate sleeve (2 pack for classroom kit)

1 - 10 nitrile gloves (3 pack for classroom kit)

10 - Inoculation loops

5 - Blunt syringes (15 for classroom kit)

1 - 50mL tubes

1 - 50mL tube for measuring

5 - 15mL tubes

1 - Sterile water

5 - Sprouting discs

1 - Bag of soil 

1 - Pot

1 - Plastic tub for sprouting plants 

1 - Nicotiana tabacum seeds

Live Plant (store at room temp and water):

1 - Nicotiana tabacum plant (if selected, 3 plants for classroom kit) (Cannot include plant for international orders) 

Perishables (store in freezer):

1 - Agrobacterium with RUBY Plasmid 

Access protocol: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rVGxgTfidvPt6MXbh04BlAK1XlVWf8IX/view?usp=sharing