Category: Outreach

Science in the Park Outreach Event

I was happy to participate in an Outreach event at Lake Ella Park in Tallahassee. I helped extract DNA from bananas in a hands on demonstration as a way to get both young (and old) interested in science and science research!

DNA precipitation was achieved using salt, detergent, and cold ethanol.

Over 3,000 people attended and the exhibit was a hit!

A picture of some banana DNA (the white precipitate!)
A picture of some banana DNA (it’s the white precipitate at the top!)