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The content of the course mainly The organisers have prepared
revolves around plant transplantation, amazing activities, including “Make a
wherein explant organs, tissues, or cells guess” and “Come here, Angpao!” to
of the plant are placed in a culture let everyone feff el the feff stive atmosphere
medium and cultivated under suitable of the New Year. Everyone also
conditions. Members will learn how to enjn oyed the excellent meal that they
cut and disinfeff ct foff reign plants, adjd ust brought foff r each other aftff er such a
plant culture medium (AGAR) like joyfuff l game session.

liquid containing nutrients and
domestication, adapt plant soil, and also At the society’s welcoming party,
record plant growth data. there were a series of engaging
activities hosted, such as Price Tag, an
Additionally, the society has recently ice-breaking game where members got
started a new course that mainly foff cuses to know each other. Furthermore, the
on biotechnology, including DNA fiff rst Annual General Meeting was held
extraction frff om blood samples by PCR to infoff rm the members about the

(Polymerase Chain Reaction), the steps teacher-in-charge, as well as the rules
taken fo f f r the extraction, and gel and regulations of the society. Every
electrophoresis removal in order to member also received a special giftff
observe the DNA under the irradiation symbolising a wwelcome gesture. These
of blue light transilluminator. To enrich entertaining activviitties were to provide
the experiences of the members, the a break frff om the routine laboratory
society has been using various lifeff and offff eff r opportunities foff r all
profeff ssional experimental apparatus, members to participate. The primary
such as laminar airflff ow, micropipettes, goal is to strengthen the bonds among
water distillers, and autoclave machines. members and foff ster a greater sense of
belonging within the society.

The society held a “New Year get-
together” activity on February 29th this
year, not only to celebrate the coming of
the Chinese New Year together, but also

to let the society executive members get
to know each other and foff ster a tacit
understanding between them.

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