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Thames & Kosmos Genetics and DNA | Toy

by Thames & Kosmos

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FEATURES

Isolate the DNA from a tomato
Build a DNA model
Breed bacteria to experiment with genetic engineering
Full-color, 48-page manual guides your experiments
For ages 10 to 14 years

EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Product Description
In depth investigation of genetics and DNA. Isolate the DNA from a tomato, learn about inheritance and how traits are expressed, build a DNA model, breed bacteria to experiment with genetic engineering. The full-color, 48-page manual guides your experiments.

CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 2.5 based on 2 reviews)

Great book, lousy experiments - expensive by Hjordes Norman

2 Stars
October 23, 2009
Very disappointing. It says that it provides everything you need except for common household items, but the first experiment requires denatured alcohol (not isopropyl!) which can run [...] at Home Depot. It also called for a hand blender; who owns a hand blender anymore? We skipped experiment one, to the disappointment of my daughter. The next few experiments plummeted from 6 - 8th grade level to about grade level three. Again, very disappointing. The lego-like structure you build as a double-helix was ridiculously frustrating and had my puzzle-expert daughter in tears. By the last experiment, which actually is kind of cool, we hadn't even used the product so we skipped it to re-sell the almost-new box to someone who doesn't read product reviews. However, the small booklet that comes in the kit is wonderful. It has great pictures and clear explanations. If they publish that in normal size print I could actually read without a magnifying glass I would recommend the manual alone for, [...]

7th grade daughter's Christmas present by Amazongirl (VA)

3 Stars
June 20, 2009
My daughter received this for Christmas. There is only one experiement she was really excited to do. The others were a bit 'boring' and had already been done in her 7th grade science class. So, I think it had a great price, but the manufactuer should have thought more carefully about what kids want in a set ... cool, fascinating, and fun. You should not have to purchase a larger set to get more exciting experiments.

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