Play with a DNA copying machine

PCR is a method by which a few fragments of DNA can be duplicated into millions in a couple of hours. This makes PCR a very useful method in forensic science, as it means that very small amounts of DNA could be enough to identify a person. PCR was invented by Kary Mullis, one of two Nobel Laureates in Chemistry in 1993. If you play the game below, you will be able to learn more about PCR. Also, a must for HL Biology and Chemistry students is the 30 min lecture by Roger D. Kornberg, the winner of the 2006 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his studies of the molecular basis of eukaryotic transcription.

Click here to play the DNA game

Click here for the lecture (real player required)

Click here for an interview with Roger D. Kornberg after he won the prize

Click here visit the Nobel Prize home page to see who won the other awards

CLick here to play some other games related to the Nobel Prizes