Introduction

This is an attempt to turn my talk on Genes and Proteins for Kingston Explorers into a set of web pages. I've added a few links to other sites of interest, so I hope that you will find something new here if you came to the talk as well as getting most of the information if you missed it. Any questions, ask me at a meeting, or EMail me: andrew@andrew-martin.org

Here is a list of things you will need to try out all the experiments:

• An onion
• A (cheap) microscope. When buying a cheap microscope, don't go for one with a huge magnification (like 1000x) - the quality you will get will make it virtually useless. A magnification of up to 300x is fine. Failing a microscope, a good magnifying glass will do.
• A slice of white bread
• A fresh ripe pineapple
• A jelly - make the jelly up and let it set. Choose a flavour you like so you can eat it later!
• A bag of spinach
• A kitchen blender
• A kitchen timer or a watch
• Some meat tenderizer (available from supermarkets)
• A bottle of washing up liquid (you will need quite a lot)
• A bottle of iso-propyl alcohol. Available from chemists (a small chemists is more likely to have it than somewhere like Boots)
• A clear glass - fairly tall with straight sides is best
• A teaspoon

The index down the left takes you to each main section; follow the 'Next Page' link at the bottom of each page to work your way through.

Click Here to get started!