Medicine
Pharmacy: Pasteur and the cell factory
Baker's Yeast or Saccharomyces cerevisiae is the most studied eukaryotic organism in biology and pharmacology. In addition to the well-known ability of yeast to convert sugar into ethyl alcohol, yeast is used to create vaccines, vitamins, insulin, and other important proteins.
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You will:
- cultivate some yeast
- isolate yeast DNA
- precipitate DNA using a centrifuge
- carry out an iodoform reaction
You will learn:
- about different forms of vitamin B
- how to use a micropipette
- why Saccharomyces cerevisiae is one of the most-studied model organisms
Experiments
Internship Pharmacy: Pasteur and the cell factory
Learn about physical examinations
Vitamin paint
Make vitamin B6 paint.
Micropipette
Paint a picture with droplets!
Isolation of DNA
Extract DNA from yeast!
Iodoform test
Create smelly iodoform.
Patient: George Ross
Meet and diagnose your patient.
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