Do you decorate your lab for the winter holidays? If yes, we want to see what you're doing. Starting today, and running until December 22 2021, we will be running our first "Deck the Lab" contest. The winner will receive…
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The Science of our Thanksgiving Meal
We're rapidly approaching the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States, which can also be thought of as a festival of food. On our blog, we previously covered some of the food science behind Thanksgiving, and even discussed the science behind…
What is transformation efficiency and why is it important?
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!
Inspire your students with the Nikon Small World Photomicrography Contest!
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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