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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.
Last week, we returned to the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia for the first time since 2018 and it’s amazing the difference a few years makes! It finally feels as though COVID is moving into the rearview and…
It’s spring, or almost spring, and our minds are daydreaming of colorful tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths. Flowers lift our mood, power pollinators, and provide us with oxygen. They also contain a variety of bioactive compounds that are used in everything…
I know you’re not supposed to pick favorites…. but I did! I used Edvotek experiments in school when I was going through high school and college, and now that I work at Edvotek I definitely have some favorites. I’ll list…
Edvotek is located just a few miles away from the bright star of springtime in Washington D.C., the cherry blossom trees! Every spring the cherry blossom trees all bloom and the city is vibrantly filled with a beautiful tinge of…
It’s March 14th, which means that it’s once again time to celebrate pi day, an international holiday in which math enthusiasts come together in a shared appreciation of the much-loved constant π! Although π has been calculated to over 50…
PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is a widely used molecular biology technique that amplifies specific DNA segments. Researchers design primers that match the target DNA sequence, which is then amplified by Taq DNA polymerase. Basic PCR involves three main temperature steps…
Read More What’s in a name? Exploring different types of PCR
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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.