Country: Italy

Host: IFT – CNR

Venue: Roma, Area della Ricerca Roma2 Tor Vergata - via Fosso del Cavaliere, 100

Contact: sandra.iurescia@ift.cnr.it | daniela.fioretti@ift.cnr.it

A scientific-educational laboratory to tell middle or high school students how DNA is made and explain why DNA plays a key role in the development of biotechnology.

A short workshop experience where young students can touch with hand the DNA: participants will be accompanied on an educational path where they will experiment how to extract DNA from fruit and see it appear in test tubes.

A starting point for didactic action and scientific study in the field of immunization and new genetic vaccines. By the IFT-ARTOV teaching and scientific dissemination working group.