Here’s a quick and easy experiment that you can do at home so you can see what DNA looks like for yourself.

All you need is:
1. Some fruit we’ll be using strawberries but bananas and kiwis also work well
2. about 100mls of water
3. few drops of washing up liquid
4. pinch of table salt
5. high-proof alcohol such as rum or methylated spirits also work well

You’ll be using:
1. a zip-lock bag
2. funnel
3. coffee filter
4. a glass
5. shot glass - plastic ones from the supermarket work well

Then just follow the video and off you go!

This clip was produced by External Relations at the University of Leicester.

Filmed and Edited by Carl Vivian
Produced by Professor Turi King

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