UAE students hone lab skills at Genes in Space workshop - video

Anoushka Ghosh from Gems Modern Academy Dubai learns how to test food for bacterial contamination through PCR or DNA on August 22, 2016, during the Genes in Space workshop at Emirates College for Advanced Education in Abu Dhabi. Pawan Singh / The National

The students had a chance to use cutting-edge DNA science to solve a potential real-world problem, with the same equipment used by astronauts on the International Space Station. To learn more, visit genesinspace.org/contest-uae