A DECADE of biotechnology education was celebrated at Sir John Deane's College this week with a series of genetic workshops.
Around 100 A-Level biology students from the college, as well as other visitors including The Grange School, took part in the genetic engineering workshops, using the latest technology.
Students were given the opportunity to examine mitochondrial DNA extracted from their own cells which is very useful in genetic studies as it is inherited from the mother and stays relatively unchanged from generation to generation.
A spokesman for the college said: "The college has 360 A-Level biology students, of which about 70 per cent will go on to university to study a biologically-related subject.
"We believe workshops like this give them a valuable insight into industrial applications and research possibilities in this exciting subject area."
The workshops were sponsored by Pfizer Limited and led by John Schollar of the National Centre for biotechnology education at Reading University, who is renowned for his ability in educating and motivating young scientists.
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