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Complete Genetic Engineering Lab Kit

Name: Complete Genetic Engineering Lab Kit
Rating: 5.00 (9 reviews)

Everything you need to build a serious genetic engineering lab at home, in a classroom, or in a community biohackerspace.

Lab Add-ons:

Gel Electrophoresis Box (+$165.00) 10K Centrifuge (+$125.00) Set of 3 Pipettes(10uL, 100uL, 1000uL) (+$125.00) Gel Electrophoresis Refurbished Power Supply (+$150.00) Grow & Engineer Human Cells Add-on. (+$300.00) Genetically Engineer Plants Add-on (+$80.00)

$1,664.00 USD

Width: 16 (in)
Height: 18 (in)
Depth: 24 (in)
Weight: 7.0 (kg)

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Product Details

This is not a kit for one experiment. It is the foundation of a working molecular biology lab.

The base kit includes the equipment, biological materials, reagents, pipettes, centrifuge, and core supplies needed to run bacterial transformations, CRISPR experiments, microbial culture, DNA preparation, and a wide range of standard molecular biology protocols.

Our recommended configuration also includes the gel electrophoresis box and power supply, giving you everything needed to run, visualize, and analyze DNA gels.

From there, you can expand the lab with a PCR machine, human cell culture setup, or plant genetic engineering add-on.

To offer this level of equipment at this price, we source directly from manufacturing partners, use high-quality tested and refurbished equipment where appropriate, and build every kit to order.

The result is the kind of lab setup that would traditionally cost $10,000+ to assemble, at a fraction of the price.

Who Is It For

For independent researchers, serious hobbyists, educators, and community labs setting up their own molecular biology workspace.

It also makes a genuinely serious gift for someone deeply committed to biology.

Independent researchers

Serious hobbyists

Homeschool families building a long-term science program

Community biology labs

Educators setting up a biotechnology station

Anyone serious about molecular biology

What's Included

Lab Supplies

Petri plates

Pipette tips for all three pipette ranges

Microcentrifuge tubes

PCR tubes

Supplies from the CRISPR Bacteria Gene Editing Kit

Supplies from the Bioengineering 101 Lab Kit & Course

4-sided tube rack

Sterile inoculation loops

15 mL test tubes

50 mL test tubes

Nitrile gloves

Agar preparation bottle

Lab Equipment

Included in the base kit:

Set of adjustable micropipettes

10K mini centrifuge

Temperature-controlled heating pad for growing cultures

Scale, 0.01g – 200g

Weigh boats

Transilluminator film and blue light

Optional equipment:

PCR machine with power cord

Agarose gel electrophoresis box, gel mold, and comb

Gel electrophoresis power supply

Biological Materials

Non-pathogenic E. coli DH5a strain, freeze dried

Non-pathogenic E. coli BL21 strain with pDusk/pDawn light-activated plasmids, freeze dried

Non-pathogenic E. coli DH10B strain with pJE202 bioluminescent plasmid, freeze dried

Cas9 expression plasmid

Guide RNA plasmid

DNA repair template

GFP fluorescent protein plasmid

HEK293 human embryonic kidney cell line (if Human Cells Add-on is selected)

Media & Reagents

LB agar powder

Antibiotic selection media

Transformation reagents

Bacterial growth media

Agarose

TAE buffer mix (Tris base, Tris acetate, EDTA)

Kanamycin sulfate

LB agar

LB broth

GelGreen stain, 10,000×

Taq master mix

DNA loading dye

100 bp DNA ladder

1 kbp DNA ladder

Shipping & Storage

Built to order.

Expected lead time: 4–6 weeks.

FOR INTERNATIONAL ORDERS: email us at odin@the-odin.com before ordering.

Refunds are subject to a 20% restocking fee because each kit is assembled to order.

What You Will Do

Run bacterial transformation and CRISPR gene editing experiments

Culture and engineer microorganisms across multiple protocols

Prepare and manipulate DNA

Centrifuge samples and perform standard molecular biology workflows

Run gel electrophoresis with the optional gel setup

Add PCR amplification, human cell culture, and plant transformation as your lab grows

Repeat and modify experiments rather than working through a single fixed protocol

What You Will Learn

These are the same fundamental skills that show up throughout molecular biology and biotechnology labs.

Staying Sterile

Sterile technique and microbiology fundamentals.

Lab Handling

Pipetting, sample preparation, and centrifugation.

Working with DNA

DNA manipulation across a wide range of standard protocols.

Thinking Like a Scientist

How to design, run, troubleshoot, and repeat experiments.

Essential Techniques

Core molecular biology techniques including transformation, selection, DNA preparation, and gel analysis.

Your Own Lab

How to operate a functional home, classroom, or community biology lab.

Configuration & Pricing

Base Kit
Configuration

$1,349

The base configuration includes:

Biological materials and reagents

3 adjustable micropipettes

10K mini centrifuge

Core lab equipment and supplies

Multiple experiment protocols

Comprehensive lab documentation

Recommended
Configuration

$1,664

The product page selects these two additions by default:

Gel electrophoresis box

+$165

Gel electrophoresis power supply

+$150

You can remove either option before adding the kit to your cart.

Additional Upgrades

96-well refurbished PCR machine with heated lid

+$900

Grow & Engineer Human Cells Add-on

+$300

Genetically Engineer Plants Add-on

+$80

Not Sure which Version to Get?

Not sure which configuration makes sense for what you want to do?
Email us at odin@the-odin.com and we'll help you choose.

Grow & Engineer

Human Celles Add-On

This add-on expands the Home Lab Kit into mammalian cell culture.

You'll learn how to culture, maintain, and genetically modify HEK293 human cells. No previous cell culture experience is required, although basic laboratory skills such as pipetting are expected.

After registering, you'll receive an email invitation to the online classroom.

This add-on ships inside the United States only by default. Contact us about shipping outside the United States.

Included with the Human Cells Add-on

1 × 25 cm² cell-culture-treated flask containing HEK293 cells in L15
+ 10% fetal bovine serum
+ Amp/Strep/Gent

4 × 25 cm² cell-culture-treated flasks

100 mL L15
+ 10% fetal bovine serum
+ Amp/Strep/Gent growth media

10 syringes and filters

4 × 12-well plates

100 mL Trypsin-EDTA solution

100 µL G418, 200 mg/mL

50 microcentrifuge tubes

Inverted microscope with 3 MP USB camera

Four-class Сurriculum

Week 1

Culturing Human Cells

Week 2

Maintenance, Splitting & Passaging

Week 3

Antibiotic Screening

Week 4

Genetic Engineering

Genetically Engineer

Plants Add-On

This add-on gives you the materials needed to begin experimenting with plant genetic engineering.

We provide seeds and soil so you can grow your own experimental plant. The techniques can be adapted to multiple plant species.

If you'd prefer a pre-grown plant, email odin@the-odin.com for a quote.

Included:

Nicotiana tabacum

Not Included:

>90% isopropyl alcohol for cleaning

Equipment Notes

The microscope included with the Human Cells Add-on is a monocular inverted microscope with 4×, 10×, and 20× objectives, LED illumination, and a 3 MP digital camera compatible with AmScope software.

The included microcentrifuge is a fixed-speed, non-refrigerated 10,000 RPM centrifuge with an 8-place rotor.

Refurbished equipment includes a 3-month guarantee.

We regularly source surplus professional laboratory equipment in the United States. We select the best equipment available, test it, refurbish it where necessary, and discard anything that doesn't meet our standards.

Product images are representative. Because our equipment inventory changes, the exact make or model you receive may differ from what is pictured while maintaining equivalent functionality. If you want to know which specific equipment is currently shipping, email odin@the-odin.com before ordering.

Step-by-Step Protocols

Every kit includes clear, easy-to-follow protocols that guide you through each experiment from start to finish.

Follow the steps at your own pace, and use the notes along the way to check your progress and troubleshoot.

Glow-in-the-Dark Bacteria Engineering Kit Guide Plant Pigment Genetic Engineering Kit Guide CRISPR Bacteria Gene Editing Kit Guide

I found a new passion.

I cannot say enough great things about this kit. If you are interested in learning skills that could change the world — Well, click “add to cart”.

Genetic Kit Review

I got this for my son. He loves it. He has some items for a lab but this gave him everything he needs. Customer service was top notch. We will definitely shop here again.

Home Lab Kit

I was quite pleased with the contents of the kit! However, if one is looking for a more serious microscope I would recommend buying one separately. The one included here will work for the experiments and courses that are a part of the kit, but not for more serious work with prokaryotic cells (not enough magnification).

Great Supplies & Awesome People

Josiah & his team are awesome and the classes so far are entertaining but educational and include useful technique which I have found otherwise difficult to find. I love it! Their mission is noble too which just makes me want to deal with them more.

Good value

Great deal for the items in this kit: the 10k microfuge, proPCR machine (Manifest Biology), 3 pipettes, electrophoresis power source are terrific and not easy to find at this price. Gel box leaves something to be desired due to leakiness but nothing loads of glue can't fix. Blue light isn't ideal but suitable for visualization and inspired to build diy blue light box. Bacteria, plasmids, and other consumables will give me weeks of fun and entertainment. Overall, the kit is terrific for the price.

Woot!

I got my kit in faster than advertised, before xmas even ;-)
Setting up to take a class as this new PROPCR is way nice, ready to kick ass and learn.

Very happy customer

Great company, excellent and unique service, highly recommended

Excellent Starter Kit

I received my kit a few weeks ago. It is very complete, including everything I will need to start my biohacking adventures. Consider adding the biohacker class if your skills are, ahem, a little rusty (or if your interest level outweighs your skill set) to round things out.

Great starting kit

This kit contains everything you need to get started and for less than building a OpenPCR machine yourself would cost. GET THE HEATED LID. It's worth the money just from time savings alone.