This week, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Chemistry to Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna for the discovery of one of the hottest biotechnology tools out there - CRISPR! This marks the first…
Category: Intermediate
A Quick Guide to Restriction Enzymes
Since its discovery, restriction enzymes have played a major role in the advancement of many important biotech experiments. Given its importance, here’s a quick guide with everything you need to know about restriction enzymes and the cool experiments you can…
Learning about Food Allergies and the Detection of Allergens
Food allergies have become a growing concern worldwide, as there has been a large increase in the number of both children and adults in the last few decades that are being affected by this immune system condition. The National Institute…
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Making the Polymerase Chain Reaction Easier with PCR EdvoBeads
Invented in 1983 by Kary Mullis, PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) has become indispensable in modern molecular biology research. Through a clever use of DNA polymerase Dr. Mullis discovered a method to quickly create many copies of a specific sequence of…
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