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…
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Basic research for the (Nobel Prize) Win
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…
Are You Ready for In-Person Instruction?
Due to the pandemic, students may have missed out on skills-based labs, or you may be a little rusty yourself! Do you need a refresher on how to pour an agarose gel ? Is your pipette calibrated correctly ? Do you know the differences between blue stains & fluorescent stains and the equipment required ?
5 Tips to Speed Up Your DNA Electrophoresis Experiments
Agarose gel electrophoresis is one of the most common biotechnology experiments in high school and undergraduate teaching laboratories. Unfortunately, it also tends to require at least 45 minutes to perform... assuming that everything works exactly as it should, nobody makes…
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