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Bioethics Resources for Biotech Teachers

There’s a lot packed into each of our experiments. Our hands-on learning approach is integrative and engaging but also demanding! Each experiment challenges students on several fronts. They’re asked to understand the biology behind a certain test or technology, learn…

Growing a Shoe

The partnership between scientists, artists, and designers has often produced exciting and transformative technological advances. In particular, Humans have been capitalizing on bacteria for centuries and this last decade was no different, bringing about many exciting new advancements. Between CRISPR…

Biotech Basics: Avoiding Agarose Microwave Explosions

Oh the dreaded agarose microwave explosion! One second your solution is not boiling at all and the next it’s erupted like a volcano. The result: agarose splattering the top and sides of your microwave, a rapidly solidifying pool of the…