Drosophila melanogaster. Fruit flies are often found near unripe and rotted fruit and are an ideal species for behaviour and genetics studies. Vestigial or Short winged fruit flies are unable to fly. This is a recessive trait. Chromosomal position: 2 ...

Mus musculus. Ideal for student dissection of a mammal. Available as a single mouse or an affordable pack of 10 mice. All our frozen specimens are supplied vacuum sealed. Upon receipt specimen will have defrosted, they can then be re-frozen ...

Prepared microscope slide of Giemsa stained human blood. Both red and white blood cells are visible. If ordering a single slide they are packaged individually (or in 2s), if ordering a 10 pack they are sent in 2 cases, each ...

Malt Extract Agar is an acidic culture media designed to cultivate fungi, including yeasts and moulds, whilst inhibiting bacterial growth. Available in 100g and 500g pack sizes. Ready prepared Malt Extract Agar Petri Dishes are also available.

Gram +ive Micrococcus luteus, also known as Sarcina lutea or simply m. luteus, is a general purpose gram-positive bacterium. It produces yellow colonies and is useful in the isolation of the bacterium from mixed cultures. Ideal for practical investigations into ...

Nutrient agar is a great general purpose growth medium suitable for most bacteria and fungi. Simply add 28g of the powder to 1L distilled water, stir whilst heating to dissolve, then sterilise in an autoclave before pouring into your petri ...

Pack of 50 Mast discs impregnated with specific doses of the antibiotic penicillin, either 1 unit or 10 units. Use in conjunction with a petri dish inoculated with bacteria to see the effectiveness of different antibiotics against different bacteria. Also ...

100ml bottle of concentrated Propylene phenoxytol, also known as 1-Phenoxy-2-propanol or Propylene glycol phenyl ether. Propylene phenoxetol is a non-volitile, colourless and odourless preservative which ensures tissues remain soft and suitable for dissection. For best results, fresh specimens should be ...

Perry's pooters, or bug hunters, are clear plastic chambers designed to make catching insects easy, fun and safe. Place the clear tube directly above the small invertebrate you wish to collect and suck on the green tube. There is a ...

Schistocerca. These preserved adult locusts are ideal for dissection practicals. A comprehensive dissection guide can be found here. Available singularly, as well as bottles of 10 or 20. Bred in Shropshire to the highest animal welfare standards. SDS Available: Preserving ...

Gram +iveStaphylococcus epidermidis, also known as Staph. albus, is a general-purpose, Gram-positive bacterium, producing white colonies. This is a beneficial bacteria typically found on human skin which has an important role in programming the immune system. Ideal for practical investigations ...

28ml glass universal bottles with rubber-lined aluminium screw caps, suitable for autoclaving. Also known as McCartney bottles. 82.5mm high with a 28.6mm outer diameter. Universal bottles with plastic lids are also available.

Anguilla Aceti or Turbatrix Aceti. The vinegar eel, as the name suggests, lives in acidic vinegar however is not an eel but a nematode. Vinegar eels can be seen with the naked eye when light is shone through their jar, ...

Saccharomyces cerevisiae. High quality dried instant baker's yeast suitable for feeding to daphnia and drosophila.

Gram -ive Pseudomonas fluorescens are gram negative rod shaped bacteria with multiple flagella that inhabit soil, water and plant surfaces. Pseudomonas fluorescens produces fluorescent pigments that can be viewed under UV light. Ideal for practical investigations into antibiotic efficacy. All ...

10µl volume, 200mm long. Flexible loops for easier collection and inoculation. Sterilised by irradiation. Loops are supplied in sealed packs of 10. Sterile.

Graduated sterile plastic Pasteur pipettes. 153mm long. 1ml capacity. Available as a sealed pack of 20 or as a box containing 25 packs of 20, 500 pipettes in total.

Egeria najas. Also known as Narrow-Leaf Anacharis, Brazilian Elodea and Egeria. Egeria Najas is a fast growing bright green aquatic plant with small pointed leaves. It doesn't need much light but does need a temperature of at least 22°C (unlike ...

Defibrinated sheep blood for use in microbiology culture media. Defibrinated blood is collected aseptically, then processed mechanically to remove the fibrin, this prevents the blood from clotting. ***As the product contains no preservatives it has a very limited shelf life. ...

This student stage micrometer features two scales: A = 1cm into 100 division B = 1mm into 100 divisions Stage micrometers are ideal tools to add scale and measurements to student microscopy work, now a compulsory part of most British ...

These plastic graticules, also known as reticles, are an affordable and popular product to enable students to fulfil the microscopy element of their GCSE curriculum, whereby they must produce labelled drawings complete with a magnification scale. The graticules are printed ...

High quality fine-tipped Stabilo 'write 4 all' black marker pen which writes on materials including glass, metal and acetate, this makes it perfect for writing on microscope slides, petri dishes and bacteria slopes. Can be removed from glass using an ...

Sheep's brain suitable for student dissection. Cranial nerves attached. Dura mater removed. Our lamb brains are sourced from British abattoirs with the highest standards of animal welfare, they are a natural by-product of the meat industry. Preserved in formalin then ...

Frozen mackerel, or similar sized (such as herring or pike), fish heads, ideal for affordable A-level biology dissection practicals. Gills and operculum present. Most specimens have the pectoral fins present, although there is variation - please see image 4 for ...