Classroom Kit – Forensic Antigen Detection – For 10 Groups

ABOUT THIS PRODUCT:
An athletic young woman and her cat live alone in a penthouse. Last seen during an afternoon jog, her worried friends report her as missing to the police following two days of absence. Upon entering her apartment, the detectives happen across the cat, which lies deceased in a pool of blood. A thin trail of blood leads from the cat to the bed of his owner. The detective concludes that both the cat and his owner were brutally murdered and that during the hasty cover-up and disposal of the woman’s body, the intruder overlooked this trail of blood. In an effort to determine if the blood came from the cat or a human, the detective collected samples of the blood surrounding the cat, as well as of the bloodstain leading to the bed. In this experiment, students will determine the validity of the hypothesis set forth by the detective.

Group Size:
For 10 lab groups

Time Required:
Module I – Complete in 35 minutes / Module II – Incubation overnight

Kit Includes:
Instructions, simulated control and crime scene blood samples, antigen/antibody detection reagents, microtiter plates, UltraSpec™-Agarose, practice loading solution, petri plates, well cutters.

All You Need:
Distilled or deionized water, beakers, 37ºC Incubation oven, disposable lab gloves, safety goggles, automatic micropipettes (100 µl) and tips recommended, Plastic container, plastic wrap, Pipets – 5 or 10 ml, marking pen, measuring spatula or toothpicks, hot plate, Bunsen burner or microwave, paper towels, water bath.

Storage:
Some Components Require Refrigerator Storage