Glow-in-the-Dark Bacteria Engineering Kit

The kit worked very well for my students despite their having to place the cells in the refrigerator post-recovery until class the next day. We got plenty of successful colonies even with the group that kept their post-recovery cells in the refrigerator for two days.

Used it to much sucess for my 6th-grade science fair! Gave my whole class lots of wows.

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This kit worked wonderfully for my students! The materials provided were perfectly suitable for completing the experiment without issue, and we had an incredible transformation efficiency without hundreds of fluorescent colonies detected. I will certainly be buying this from The ODIN again next year. So appreciative!

The kit's awesome! Special shoutout to the team for customizing the kit and providing additional support via email! Can't wait to try out the crispr kit.

straightforward instructions (though it is recommended to read everything before getting started) . If doing these experiments during the cold season, have a space heater handy to speed up incubation times. One minor annoyance: not all packages are complete so good to check everything is there before getting started.

This was a really fun and simple project I had a lot of fun doing it, it was really interesting to get to know how everything in it worked

I had a lot of fun with this project and it was really interesting learning how everything worked. The user manual was simple and easy to read and very user friendly.

Two teachers at our high school run the CHS Science Club and after watching Unnatural Selection my colleague and I decided to look into The ODIN to see what was available for our fledgling scientists/biohackers to work with. We decided to try the Genetic Design Starter Kit and the results were great. Since we usually only have 30-60 minutes once or twice a week with our group we were able to make things work. The students thoroughly enjoyed the process and learning about biohacking. After completing the procedure we did have successful transformation and saw some glowing colonies. It was great!

Clear instructions and well-packaged kit. Took a couple of tries, but eventually was successful! I think giving extra incubation time was what made my second try have better results (since I was incubating at room temperature).

This is the second product I’ve ordered from the Odin. The instruction manual is clear, there are online guides, and wow, I’ve learned a lot about genetics and biology!

First time - worked perfectly, even with a few human errors and extended time in between stages. Used with 7th graders.

The kit was well packaged and the directions were thorough. My son and his lab partner were able to complete this for their science fair project. They were featured in our local news! I will be purchasing more for my students.

I ordered the Genetic Design Starter Kit for my grandson’s science fair project. It was easy enough to follow for me to help him. He is in 7th grade and very interested in cutting edge science.

Vraiment super

Yes! I have created life!
The instructions were a little ambiguous if it is your first time and culturing at room temp takes more like 4 days. But, man, creating life is awesome. Now I know what it is to be a mother.

Works as advertised, read through the experiment a few times before you get started. Already ordered my Bioengineering 101, can't wait!!!

Had lots of fun doing this and got a lot of hands on experience. I would suggest that the kit come with extra inoculation loops because I almost ran out. I would love to see more kits like this or possibly some empty backbones to design your own plasmid for the more advanced users. Also tip to those who have contamination issues, performing parts of the experiment, like streaking, in a sandwich bag or oven bag is a good way to keep things sterile, at least from my experience.

I love the new and improved jellyfish genetics kit! I ordered one last year to use in my 7th grade science classroom. The issues I had with the previous kit, such as scattered materials and convoluted instructions, seem to be fixed with the new iteration of the kit. I love that it comes with links to instructional videos and materials. My kids have a blast doing their genetic design projects each year!

Messed up what bacteria to grow at the start so re-did and had success. The folks at Odin rock, love the vids and weekly updates, I'll be back for more.

This kit does require a little concentration and I found that things took a little longer than described, so...patience.
Doing this kit force me to learn A LOT about how genes work and this is what I wanted. It's pretty simple but requires a number of steps. I'd recommend giving things a couple days to happen. It took a few days to get my bacteria to grow etc. But, hey, what's the hurry.
Be careful who you about this. Some people have have very strong opinions about anything like this and they think you're some sort of evil scientist just for trying to learn something.

My 10 yr old son and I did this as a fun summer activity. The steps were clearly spelled out. However, I wish the instructions were a bit more detailed. He would have learned more if explanations about each "ingredient" were given, including details about the different types of agar and why they matter.

The manual says that it could take 24 to 48 hrs at room temp until white spots are noticeable in the plate. For me, it took 72 hrs until I noticed any growth. After that, when using the blue light and the filter above the spots in the plate, they clearly illuminated a green color. It was a fun experiment. I would like to try this DNA technique on something else to see if I can make it have the same effect.

and i would buy it a third, good for beginners even though a few more detailed instructions and info would help. with the ongoing pandemic it even shipped faster than anything else on other websites (amazon lol) .

Fun and direct. Will be purchasing the full classes after receiving this kit. Definitely worth every. penny.

The kit itself and instructions are great, but I don't feel as if the handbook had enough information to learn from and seemed geared more for beginners. I hoped for a more in depth explanation of what is going on in each process, not a simple overview.

Even though it was very easy and straightforward instructions were a little confusing but I got the hang of it very easy. I wish they had a video series showing me how to do it step-by-step.

Shipping was awesome and earlier than expected. Instructions were clear and succinct. I was really satisfied with the shelf life of the bacteria and transformation mix--was worried that my delay in completing my experiments would reduce the likelihood of a successful one. Nonetheless, it worked except for the first amp tray...it would be really nice if you could include more educational components that highlights the mechanics and background of each kit item. That way, we can have a wider scope of background knowledge, making the experience that much more enjoyable.