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Finally, you can get hold of some DNA for your mad experiments science lab assignment without having to suck it out of amber-encased flies. The folks at Null Hypothesis show you an easy way to extract DNA from a banana. All you’ll need is common household or labhold stuff like rubbing alcohol, dish soap, coffee filters, and of course, a banana.

Null Hypothesis also provides suggestions like using other DNA sources, like peas or chicken liver (do this at your own olfactory risk, however). You’ll probably want to come up with a few discussion questions of your own, too.

Thanks to this experiment, genetic research has never seemed so simple. Remember the lessons of Jurassic Park, though, and be careful while messing around with the building blocks of life. You don’t want to have a bananasaurus on your hands. On second thought, yes you do. -BILL FERRIS

DNA From a Banana via Null Hypothesis