This course focuses on laboratory methods used in the field of Biotechnology. Students will extract, purify, and identify molecules from natural sources. The course will provide instruction on basic laboratory techniques such as; measurement, pipette use, pH measurement and adjustment, solution preparation, casting and running agarose and acrylamide gels, gel imaging, and spectrophotometry. Techniques used will include bacterial culturing and media preparation, DNA purification, chemical extraction of pigments, thin layer and liquid chromatography, gel electrophoresis, and immunological techniques. This course is suitable for any students wishing to develop their lab skills and is a required course for those students in the Bioscience Technology Degree.