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Biotechnology Breakthroughs: Messenger RNA Vaccines for Covid-19

Explore the biology behind mRNA vaccines and break down the initial Pfizer and Moderna clinical data.
Going Viral with COVID-19: Using Current Events in the Biotechnology Classroom

A comprehensive set of resources to help you talk to your students about the ongoing pandemic.

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Solving Your Dilution Dilemma

When asked to dilute a solution, students (and sometimes teachers) tend to panic! Though we all know what it means to ‘dilute’, sometimes one can be confused on how to actually perform a dilution.

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Edvotek in the Wild! EDVO-Kit #123 Nucleic Acid Testing for COVID-19 at Walnut High School

by edvotekMay 19, 2022May 12, 2022

This is a guest post from Ms. Eleanor Blanchard, a science teacher at Walnut High School, CA. Follow her on Instagram. Teaching college level skills to my high school students is something I set out to do every school year. There’s…

All Dogs Are Good Dogs

by drbrianellMay 17, 2022

Playful, mischievous, lovable, or lazy, canine personalities seem to span a spectrum as broad as found in humans. Indeed, one of the first questions that every potential dog owner asks is how a specific breed’s quirks will fit into what…

How to Draw a Plasmid Map

by suzanneMay 12, 2022April 4, 2022

So you’ve selected your plasmid and restriction enzymes, carried out a bunch of digestion reactions, and successfully run and stained a beautiful electrophoresis gel. But now how do you go from this? To this? The answer is by mapping! Restriction…

Keeping up with the Chromosomes. Part 2, Meiosis.

by drsnowflackMay 10, 2022

In our last installment about chromosomes, we discussed mitosis, the key process that maintains the proper chromosome number in somatic cells. But what happens when organisms want to reproduce? In organisms that reproduce sexually, or through the combination of genetic…

Our favorite science memes for Teacher Appreciation Week!

by drsnowflackMay 5, 2022May 5, 2022

Each day for Teacher Appreciation Week we have been running a flash giveaway! On our first day, we ran a “Favorite Science Meme” competition. To get in the spirit, we at Edvotek created a few ourselves! We had a lot…

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week!

by edvotekMay 3, 2022May 2, 2022

This year, Teacher Appreciation Week (one of our favorite weeks of the year!) kicked off on May 2nd and runs through Friday, May 6th. To celebrate all educators, we’ll be running flash giveaways of some of our best-selling kits daily…