DNA Extraction Lab

In the DNA extraction lab, we asked if DNA can be extracted from cheek cells in order to study it. If DNA is in every cell, then we should be able to extract it from our cheek cells. At the end, we discovered that in fact, we were able to by taking the qualitative data approach. We saw the whitish material floating between the alcohol and gatorade, showing the clear sign of it being DNA. We may have conducted the experiment wrong, and impacted our outcome. We might have gotten too many airbubbles or poured too little alcohol. Another possible error is I only drank part of the gatorade and spat it into more gatorade. As a result, I might not have gotten enough skin cells to get measurable results. One recommendation is to give more background information to help decipher how to conduct the experiment. Another is to explain more clearly in the beginning what you're looking for and signals you got DNA.
This lab's purpose was not only to help us think more in depth on DNA extraction and understand how it works, but to also see DNA! I've done this previously and have seen photos of DNA before. This shows us a simplified way of how scientists all over the world study DNA and get it.

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