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Rosanna Hartline (RosieScienceGal), CC BY-SA 4.0 Plasmids are powerful biotechnologies. These unsung heroes have been rocking the world of molecular biology since the 1950s with their independently replicating swagger. While they may seem small, circular, and straightforward, there's a lot…
Santiago Ramón y Cajal was a Nobel Prize-winning scientist and a founding father of neurology. However, he almost didn't pursue a scientific career. Born in Spain in 1852, his spirited and determined behavior led to frequent school changes and even…
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Move over Mendel’s peas, there’s a new plant in town (at least for St. Patrick's Day). Trifolium repens, or white clover, is a widely cultivated member of the bean family. Originally native to Europe and parts of Central Asia, it…
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CRISPR seems to be everywhere these days. Doubtless, you’ve come across it. But have you ever wondered where the name comes from? CRISPR stands for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats. Let's break it down. The term was coined by…
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