Micropipetting | ||
| The micropipette is a basic scientific tool that was invented in Wisconsin by UW-Madison faculty and a local company, Gilson Corp. SEE The story of the micropipette | ||
| Among Biotrek's Exploration Stations are "How to use a micropipette" and "Invent the squirtgun and the micropipette," both of which are suitable for grade school through grandparent age level explorers. | ||
| View an 8 by 10 inch color poster (.jpg) file. Right click on the image to save it to your disk. | ||
| Below are a few photos of explorers using micropipettes. Click on any image to see a larger version. Use your browser's "back" button to return here. | ||
Use micropipettors in plasmid mini-prep procedure |
![]() Concentrating |
![]() Middle school students |
![]() Migrant workers' children |
A Gilson micropipette |
Middle school students practice micropipetting |





