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Transformation is highly inefficient—only one in every 10,000 cells successfully incorporates the plasmid DNA. However, since a billion cells are used in a transformation experiment, only a few cells must take up the plasmid to achieve a positive outcome. We can use the data from our experiment to calculate the transformation efficiency!
Microscopes are amazing pieces of laboratory technology that allow us to visualize objects that are too small to be seen by the naked eye. This includes microscopic creatures like amoeba and bacteria, individual human cells, and even the proteins and…
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All this week, the news will be full of articles celebrating scientific achievement in the form of announcements regarding the 2021 Nobel Prizes. These yearly awards celebrate achievement in the Sciences, Literature, Peace, and Economics (though not all are officially…
This is a guest post by Teresa Mooney, Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives at 100k in 10. 100Kin10 is honored to invite teachers from across the country to join the unCommission, a massively diverse and participatory process to identify a…
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