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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…
Nature's extremes, including freezing temperatures, have long fascinated scientists across disciplines. From preserving delicate biological samples to unraveling the secrets of extreme environments, the use of freezing temperatures in scientific research encompasses a vast array of fascinating studies. As the…
Read More How Scientists Use Freezing Temperatures to Better Understand Life
The Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, or ELISA, is a fundamental technique that is used daily in diagnostic and research labs around the world. The technique uses antibodies to detect an antigen of interest, and can be used for disease detection, diagnostic…
Enzymes are the superheroes of the molecular world. They can catalyze reactions at rates many times faster than uncatalyzed reactions. They can be reused over and over again without being changed. (This means that a single enzyme molecule can have…
Read More Some Like It (Not Too) Hot: Understanding Heat and Enzyme Denaturation
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