Timstar - Science

A real time saver, this experiment uses PCR to amplify small section of Lambda DNA via two-step process, saving valuable classroom time and allowing completion of the lab in one session. Kit includes: instructions, PCR beads, DNA template primers, DNA size ladder, ultrapure water, wax beads, gel loading dye, agarose, electrophoresis buffer, gel stain. All you need: 5-50 µL adjustable micropipettes, tips, thermal cycler, electrophoresis tank and power supply. For 10 Lab Groups Time required: Complete in 90 minutes.

Some foods contain raw materials from genetically modified organisms (GMO). Examples include tofu, corn flakes and corn meal. In this experiment, your students will extract DNA from food or plant material and perform PCR to determine if any GM indicator genes are present. Amplified DNA is separated and sized by agarose gel electrophoresis. Kit includes: instructions, DNA extraction reagents, PCR EdvoBeads™, microtubes, primers, DNA ladder, ultrapure water, wax beads, gel loading dye, agarose, electrophoresis buffer, InstaStain Ethidum Bromide and FlashBlue™ stain. Requires isopropanol. For 10 lab groups.

Introduce chromatographic separation to your class and show them how dyes of different colours separate on the basis of their size and shape. Columns may be rinsed and reused. Kit includes: instructions, sample mixture, chromatography columns, dry matrix, elution buffer, transfer pipettes, microtest tubes. All you need: 50 or 100 mL beakers, 25m mL beaker or test tube, ring stands with clamps, distilled water. For 10 Separations. Packing Column 20 min., Column Separation 40 min.

This experiment introduces chromatographic theory and methods of thin layer chromatography. A mixture of dyes are separated on cellulose-based TLC plate using two different solvent systems. Kit includes: instructions, samples, reagents and solvents, 10x20 cm cellulose thin layer plate (to be cut into eight 5x5 cm squares), 5 µL glass capillary pipets. All you need: 250 mL beakers, metric rulers, pipet pump, or 10 mL pipets, distilled water. For 8 Separations. Spotting Plates 20 min., TLC Separation 5 min.

Using prestained LyphoProteins™, subunit molecular weights are determined by analysis using denaturing SDS vertical polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Prestained Proteins with unknown molecular weights are assigned molecular weights based on the relative mobility of prestained standard protein markers. Kit includes: instructions, denatured LyphoProtein™ samples, standard protein markers, gel loading solution, buffer, Protein InstaStain®. All you need: 3 polyacrylamide gels (12%), vertical gel electrophoresis apparatus, power supply, hot plate or burner, white light visualization system, automatic micropipet with fine tips, microtest tube holder, lab glassware, methanol, glacial acetic acid, distilled or deionized water. For 6 Groups sharing 3 Gels. Electrophoresis 60 min., Staining 20 min., Destaining 2 hours.

Most molecules have net charge within pH range of 2 to 10. When the pH is altered, the net charge on molecules can change drastically. In this experiment, mixture of two chemicals is absorbed onto solid support ion-exchange column and separated during elution under conditions that influence their net charge. Kit includes: instructions, ion exchanger, chemical mixture, potassium acetate buffer, chromatography columns. • All you need: spectrophotometer cuvettes, ring stands and clamps, test tubes, lab glassware, distilled water, ml pipets and pumps. For 6 Separations. Requires 60-90 min.

In this experiment, students actually purify the restriction enzyme, Eco RI! This procedure utilizes an ion exchange chromatography step for Eco RI purification. Column fractions are assayed for the enzyme using Lambda DNA and digestion products are identified by agarose gel electrophoresis. Fractions that contain Eco RI are identified and pooled. The total and specific activities are calculated. Recommended for college level courses. Kit includes: instructions, ion exchange matrix, chromatography columns, E.coli cell extract, equilibration elution buffer, Lambda DNA, Lambda/Eco RI Marker, KCl, glycerol, dilution reaction buffers, gel loading solution, agarose, electrophoresis buffer, stain. For 10 Lab Groups. Complete in 45 minutes. All you need: horizontal gel electrophoresis apparatus, power supply, UV visualization system, waterbath, microcentrifuge, microwave or hot plate, UV spectrophotometer cuvettes, automatic micropipet with tips, ring stands clamps, 10 mL pipettes, lab glassware, ice and ice buckets. For 5 Purifications Packing column 45 min., Restriction Analysis - 35 min., Restriction Analysis - 50 min., Gel Prep 30 min., Electrophoresis 30 min., Staining Destaining 2 min.

Introduce your students to the exciting science of DNA Sequencing. This kit contains the four Ready-to-Load sequenced DNAs (nucleotides A, C, G, & T) in an easy to use, safe format. Students load the four separate reactions into agarose gels, run the gels, stain them, and actually read the DNA sequence. This experiment can be used to introduce genome concepts and help your students gain better understanding of the science behind DNA sequencing. Kit Includes: instructions, Ready-to-Load™ QuickStrips™ DNA samples, UltraSpec-Agarose™ powder, practice gel loading solution, electrophoresis buffer, InstaStain® Blue and FlashBlue™ stain, calibrated pipette, and microtipped transfer pipettes. All you need: electrophoresis apparatus, power supply, automatic micropipette and tips, balance, microwave or hot plate, white light visualisation system. For 8 Gels. Complete in 55 minutes.

An economical way to introduce DNA electrophoresis to the classroom. This LabStation™ provides all the equipment you need to run any of our DNA or dye electrophoresis kits with your students. Supports 24 students. Contents include: •1 x M36 Hexagel™ Electrophoresis Apparatus (six 7 x 7 cm trays) •1 x DuoSource™ 150 (75/150 V for 1 or 2 units) •2 x Fixed volume MiniPipette (40 µl) •1 x Yellow Micropipette tips (1 - 200 µl / 2 Racks of 96) •1 x DNA fingerprinting classroom kit

50-fold concentrated solution (Tris-acetate, EDTA, pH 7.8).

50-fold concentrated solution (Tris-acetate, EDTA, pH 7.8).

Microtest Tube rack which holds 80 1.5/2.0 mL tubes. Colour may vary.

PCR test tubes. 1.5 mL capacity.

Thin-walled PCR microtest tubes. The 0.2 mL tubes are suitable for use in the Edvocycler. Sold in packs of 100.

Tris-borate, EDTA buffer solution for electrophoresis. Sufficient to make 5 litres of working buffer.

These are easy to use, accurate, and use standard micropipette tips. The volume is easily selected by twisting the top. The lightweight design and tip ejector makes operation fast easy. tool and instructions are included for self-calibration.

These are easy to use, accurate, and use standard micropipette tips. The volume is easily selected by twisting the top. The lightweight design and tip ejector makes operation fast easy. tool and instructions are included for self-calibration.

These are easy to use, accurate, and use standard micropipette tips. The volume is easily selected by twisting the top. The lightweight design and tip ejector makes operation fast easy. tool and instructions are included for self-calibration.

These are easy to use, accurate, and use standard micropipette tips. The volume is easily selected by twisting the top. The lightweight design and tip ejector makes operation fast easy. tool and instructions are included for self-calibration.

These are easy to use, accurate, and use standard micropipette tips. The volume is easily selected by twisting the top. The lightweight design and tip ejector makes operation fast easy. tool and instructions are included for self-calibration.

These are easy to use, accurate, and use standard micropipette tips. The volume is easily selected by twisting the top. The lightweight design and tip ejector makes operation fast easy. tool and instructions are included for self-calibration.

These are easy to use, accurate, and use standard micropipette tips. The volume is easily selected by twisting the top. The lightweight design and tip ejector makes operation fast easy. tool and instructions are included for self-calibration.

Agarose powder for electrophorisis.

Agarose powder for electrophorisis.

Yields 6 mL final volume of DNA sample. Recommended usage: Add 1 volume solution to 9 volumes of sample and mix well.

A bottle of 25 beads. Each PCR EdvoBead™ contains: • Taq DNA Polymerase • Taq DNA Polymerase buffer, dNTP Mixture, MgCl2 Store at room temperature with desiccant.

Save time, money, the environment...and get better gel results! SYBR Safe® is a DNA stain that fluoresces with a bright green colour when excited with UV light. Like Ethidium Bromide, SYBR Safe® binds specifically to the DNA double helix. However, unlike Ethidium Bromide, SYBR Safe® has been engineered to be less mutagenic than Ethidium Bromide, making it much safer to use, particularly in the classroom. • SAFE for the biotechnology classroom • More sensitive than ethidium bromide • Non-mutagenic • 10,000 x concentrate for 750 mL • Volume: 80 µL

This Electrophoresis Reagent package contains enough reagents to perform up to 40 electrophoresis experiments with the EDVOTEK Electrophoresis Apparatus Model M6, M12 or M36 based upon an agarose gel concentration of 0.8%. The EDVOTEK proprietary formulation of FlashBlue™ staining solutions makes total of 1.2 litres of working stain. Enough gel loading solution is provided to prepare 150 samples (40 µL each) for electrophoresis. Kit includes: UltraSpec-Agarose™ (10 grams), 100 mL Electrophoresis Buffer (50 x), 1ml Gel Loading (10 x) Solution with tracking dye, FlashBlue™ stain (for 1.2 L)

The Tornado™ Vortexer is a general purpose mixer for applications that demand vigorous and uniform vortexing. • One mixing head does it all with this sleek, modern and compact design vortex mixer! • Control switch with three operation selections (intermittent, off, continuous). • Infinite position rotary speed control from Off up to approx. 3000 rpm • Made of durable, easy to clean ABS material and stable elastomer feet stabilize the unit and dampen vibration. Specifications Speed Range: From 0 to 3000 rpm (shaking to vortexing) Orbit: 3.7 mm Control: 3 position slider - (top) intermittent, (middle) off, (bottom) continuous Weight: 3.93 kg Dimensions: 171 W x 190 D x 197 H mm (with mixing head in place) Warranty: Five Years Mixing Head Holding Capacity • Centre pad area for hand held mixing • Assay Plate x 1 (to be used with retention cords) • 50 mL conical tubes x 2 (horizontally mounted) • 15 mL conical tubes x 2 (horizontally mounted) • 5 mL tubes x 2 (horizontally mounted in the same retention space as 15 mL) • 1.5/2 mL microfuge tubes x 4 (vertically mounted) • 0.5 mL microfuge tubes x 6 (vertically mounted) • 0.2 mL microfuge tubes (strip tubes) x 24 (vertically mounted)

Supports up to 4 students. Kit includes: • 1 x M12 Complete Electrophoresis Package • 1 x DuoSource™ 75 Power supply • 1 x Fixed Volume Mini Pipette (35 µl) • 1 x Yellow Micro Pipette Tips • 1 x Whose DNA Was Left Behind?

Kit includes: • 1 x EdvoCycler™ 2 (48 x 0.2 mL) • 6 x M12 Complete Electrophoresis Package (one 14 x 7 cm tray and two 7 x 7 cm trays) • 3 x QuadraSource™ Power Supply • 1 x TruBlu™ LED Transilluminator • 6 x Variable Micro Pipettes (5-50 µl) • 1 x 3 L Water bath • Supports up to 25 students

96-well plastic microtiter plates. Opaque white colour facilitates easy viewing of colour reactions. Kit includes: Set of 6 plates

Laboratory safety goggles with UV light protection.

This improved TruBlu™ 2 transilluminator features an enlarged viewing surface and a novel white light mode. Blue light enables visualization of SYBR® Safe stained DNA gels and white light enhances visualization of blue stained DNA or protein gels. It may also be used to brilliantly illuminate fluorescence in green fluorescent proteins (gfp). The TruBlu™ 2 has enough surface area to simultaneously view up to eight 7 x 7 cm gels and combines the functions of two units into one! •High density LED dual blue/white light modes •Large viewing surface: 270 x 150 mm •Orange contrast lid •Safe non-UV wavelength •Built-in fan minimises condensation •Blue light emission spectrum centred around 470 nm

This White LED Transilluminator features a spacious 250 x 250 mm viewing area illuminated by long life LEDs and is housed in a slim aluminium body. It is designed to safely enhance the visualization of DNA stained with FlashBlue™, proteins stained with Coomassie Blue and autoradiograms. Features: • 250 x 250 mm viewing area • 90 Lumens LED chips • Power Rating: 8 Watts • Universal voltage for worldwide use • 3 year warranty

Robust, accurate, easy to use, colour coded, fun and cost effective micropipettes which use standard micropipette tips. No need to calibrate and impossible to measure the wrong volume.

Robust, accurate, easy to use, colour coded, fun and cost effective micropipettes which use standard micropipette tips. No need to calibrate and impossible to measure the wrong volume.

Robust, accurate, easy to use, colour coded, fun and cost effective micropipettes which use standard micropipette tips. No need to calibrate and impossible to measure the wrong volume.

Robust, accurate, easy to use, colour coded, fun and cost effective micropipettes which use standard micropipette tips. No need to calibrate and impossible to measure the wrong volume.

Robust, accurate, easy to use, colour coded, fun and cost effective micropipettes which use standard micropipette tips. No need to calibrate and impossible to measure the wrong volume.

Robust, accurate, easy to use, colour coded, fun and cost effective micropipettes which use standard micropipette tips. No need to calibrate and impossible to measure the wrong volume.

These disposable tips are for use with the adjustable micropipette and the fixed volume minipipettes.

This economy hand wash lotion kit offers new dimension to hand and hygiene lessons. The powerful UV lotion is invisible under daylight conditions but will glow bright using the unique UV Torch included in the kit. The kit consists of 100 mL lotion bottle (sufficient for 30+ individual demos), a 9 LED specialist UV detection torch and full instructions. great UV starter kit once you have the torch, simply extend the kit with extra bottles of lotion as required.

Non-toxic and highly fluorescent under UV light, this powder is supplied into the NHS and some of the UK's leading care home groups. GermaGlo invisible powder kit is used to demonstrate and simulate how easily germ transfer can occur and to show the dangers of poor hand washing techniques. The kit consists of: 1 x 20g GermaGlo Powder, 1 x UV Detection Torch with LED's, 1 x Germ Transfer Bio Ball, 1 x Pair Latex Gloves, 1 x Full application instructions/advice notes.

This excellent value UV torch is durable and lightweight torch with super bright LEDs. Ideal for general UV use this device emits light at 385 nm frequency. This allows you to clearly detect invisible organics and inorganics in red, yellows, greens and blues. This torch will also verify currency, passports, driving licences etc. Great value for quality UV torch. Supplied with wrist strap and full information sheet.

Germaglo Powder is a safe and non-toxic invisible UV fluorescing powder used by some of the leading care homes groups in the UK as well as the NHS. Trainers use this product to create a strong visual message on the ease of germ transfer between objects and people. Germaglo hand wash powder will fluoresce brightly under UVA blacklight. Full instructions and handy advice notes are supplied with this item. A suitable UV light device is required.

This germ simulation lotion changes from invisible to neon green colour to enhance hand wash and hygiene demonstrations. This is high quality product sold directly to the NHS and many of the UK's leading care home organisations. Supplied complete with full training notes and guidance on use. 100 mL bottle will give approx. 30 applications. The formula is pH neutral and completely non-toxic. UV hand wash lotion will enhance your training with strong visual message encouraging good hand and hygiene techniques. The invisible pigmentation requires good quality UVA blacklight for participants to view the 'before and after 'visual results.

This popular UV LED Torch has 41 LEDs with high quality and stable 380nm output and is suitable for multitude of different UV applications. As used by UK Police and Customs and Excise. Requires x AAA batteries, which should last for up to hours continuous operation.

Soft Wood. Dimensions: 550 x 400 mm with raised edges.

High-quality aluminium dissecting dishes with sloping sides. Dimensions: 300 x 200 x 50 mm.