Did you know you can extract DNA from a strawberry using just a few household items, and then actually eat it? In this fun and fascinating video, we walk you through the surprisingly simple process of ...

DCS and Houston Academy 3rd-graders celebrating National DNA Day by participating in strawberry DNA extraction. ... We can just get DNA from plants, animals, oranges, and fruit as well.

DNA extraction kits are designed to be broad spectrum to work for both microbes and their host. In most plant-microbiome projects there will be a minute quantity of microbial DNA compared to the host.