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Karlovsky lab

Nacht des Wissens, November 2012
(Presentations and experiments for public audience)

To give visitors an impression of the lab, we instructed them to extract and precipitate DNA from tomato, separate leave pigments by chromatography, and observe brine shrimps in a binocular. We also showed roses growing on artificial media, food products used for mycotoxin analysis, hydroponic chambers, agar plates with fungal cultures etc. Philip, Anke, Yi, Patricia and all supporters: thanks for a great job!

Image: Karlovsky Lab presenting for public audience 2012

Philip evaluating tomato DNA isolated by the visitors using kitschen detergent, common salt and spirit.

Image: Karlovsky Lab presenting for public audience 2012

Anke with visitors behind examples of commodities with high risk of mycotoxin contamination. In the front you see a development chamber for thin layer chromatography and leak used to extract plant pigments.

Image: Karlovsky Lab presenting for public audience 2012

Anke with a hydrophonic chamber for root exudates, explaining hypothesis about the causes of replant disease of roses.

Image: Karlovsky Lab presenting for public audience 2012

Yi with visitors, on the back Philip at a poster.

Image: Karlovsky Lab presenting for public audience 2012

Visitor examining a DNA specimen she just prepared; in the background Yi in a discussion with another visitor.

Image: Karlovsky Lab presenting for public audience 2012

Patricia explaining kids how to extract DNA from tomato fruits.

Image: Karlovsky Lab presenting for public audience 2012

DNA solution is transferred from a flask to a test tube for precipitation.

Image: Karlovsky Lab presenting for public audience 2012

Philip checking that brine shrimps are still alive; on the back Anke talking about replant disease of roses.


[Photos and text: Petr Karlovsky]