Take a moment to think back to the past -- to the events of last week, last year, or even back to your childhood. Are you more likely to describe these memories in positive or negative terms? For most people,…
Category: Intermediate
Exploring our Chromosomal DNA
The nucleus is a dense organelle that contains the genetic material of a cell. How dense? The human genome is around 3 billion nucleotides and the average length of a nucleotide is 0.6 nanometers, so stretched out the DNA in…
Mutant Plants to the Rescue!
Bioremediation is a management tool that addresses environmental pollution. In bioremediation organisms remove or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site. Often these organisms are already present at the site. For example a group of scientists from Rutgers University discovered a…
Biotech Basics – Visualizing DNA
What is agarose gel electrophoresis? Electrophoresis is a technique that allows us to separate DNA, RNA or proteins into bands according to their size. For more information about this technique, be sure to check out our previous post describing electrophoresis.…
