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A comprehensive set of resources to help you talk to your students about the ongoing pandemic.
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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.
Running SDS-PAGE or sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is a basic biotechnology technique that is used frequently, but often can be tricky to set up and achieve good results. This post will give a general overview of SDS-PAGE electrophoresis, as…
Recently, I had a teacher reach out to me to ask, “What else can I do with the TruBlu2 Transilluminator? It’s a large part of my equipment budget, and I was wondering if it can do more than just looking…
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Agarose gel electrophoresis is one of the most versatile techniques in the biotechnology laboratory. However, we rarely think about how the technique was developed! So we decided to hit the literature to learn more about the research and development that…
This year, Teacher Appreciation Week kicked off on May 3rd and runs through Friday, May 7th and let’s be honest, its been a school year that most of us are unlikely to ever forget. To celebrate all educators, for your resilience and dedication, we’ll be giving away an Edvotek EDGE™ Integrated Electrophoresis System to one lucky winner!
Cloth masks, surgical masks, and professional-grade medical masks continue to be essential tools in our fight against COVID-19. Because of this, they continue to be a part of everyday life. When I think of masks it’s usually either in the…
If you live in the Eastern United States you are likely aware of the coming emergence of “Brood X”, the largest brood of periodical cicadas in existence. This family of flying insects (Magicicada septendecim) are often referred to as “Pharaoh…
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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.