Work like a real laboratory technician! Kids and youngsters playfully practice pipetting using colored liquids, isolate DNA from the mucus membrane inside their mouth, search for interesting images under the microscope, create colonies of plants, and dissect them with a scalpel and tweezers.

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In the Copy Plant workshop, young people get an active, hands-on introduction to all the steps involved in copying plants under laboratory conditions. Plus, they’ll take a look at current developments and critical aspects of green genetic engineering, and also check out what artists have been up to in this area.

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Every person has his/her own unique genetic fingerprint based on an individual DNA sequence. Here, young people will learn very practical methods and fields of application of DNA analysis, and also discuss why DNA analyses should also be viewed critically.

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Microcosmonauts are young researchers who utilize microscopes to look deep into the microcosm and discover new worlds there. During this workshop, kids will be assigned certain tasks to accomplish. Successfully doing so earns them a Microcosmonaut Certificate.

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In the BioLab, hackteria will show youngsters the world of microorganisms like protozoa, algae and fungi, and what it takes to perform experiments on them. This normally entails expensive equipment, but it’s low-tech infrastructure being deployed this time. Hacktería offers courses on how to clone plants, investigate cells and analyze DNA.

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BioLab-Präsentationen Stefan Schwarzmayr und Theresa Minsky