Classroom Resources

This hands-on activity allows students to analyze DNA sequences of Ebola viruses. Students use these sequences to track the virus’s spread during the 2013–2016 Ebola outbreak in West Africa.

This tutorial describes how DNA microarrays called Virochips are designed to detect known viruses and discover new ones.

This animation describes a genetic engineering technique called DNA cloning, which can be used to make bacteria express a foreign gene, typically from another species.

This interactive, modular lab explores the techniques used to identify different types of bacteria based on their DNA sequences.