Families have fun with cheek cells and DNA in ‘An Evening of Biology’.

Families from all year groups enjoyed working together to collect their cheek cells and analyse DNA as part of Biology Week at Bishop’s.

Biology Week concluded with ‘An Evening of Biology’. Families carried out a series of activities centred around DNA and how it is analysed in the field of forensics. Cheek cells were collected and observed with a light microscope. DNA was then analysed by micropipetting into a gel and analysed using DNA gel electrophoresis. Whilst pupils then used their DNA knowledge to construct a coded bracelet, parents and carers listened to year 13 biologists presenting famous forensic cases that were solved using DNA.

Everyone had great fun and enjoyed carrying out the activities as a family. It was a fantastic finale to a successful Biology Week at Bishops.