With the holidays just around the corner, many find that it's an ideal time to curl up with a good book (or the perfect time to work through your endless to-be-read backlog). A few months back we mentioned 5 exciting…
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5 Must-Listen Podcasts About Science
Are you stuck in a true crime podcast rut? Try listening to any of these 5 podcasts that cover so many fun and interesting topics in science! In Defense of Plants A podcast all about plants! Each 1 hour episode highlights…
The Science of our Thanksgiving Meal
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…
What is transformation efficiency and why is it important?
Transformation is highly inefficient—only one in every 10,000 cells successfully incorporates the plasmid DNA. However, since a billion cells are used in a transformation experiment, only a few cells must take up the plasmid to achieve a positive outcome. We can use the data from our experiment to calculate the transformation efficiency!
