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Happy Birthday, Henrietta Lacks!

Happy Birthday, Henrietta Lacks! August 1st marks the 100th birthday of Henrietta Lacks, a virtual unknown African-American woman until recently, but a person whose impact on modern medicine is incalculable. Though the origins and commercialization of “HeLa” cells are fraught…

Adding COVID-19 Precautions to DNA Isolation Protocols in PCR-based Edvo-Kits

While many of us are doing our part to minimize the spread of COVID-19 by doing things such as wearing protective masks and practicing social distancing, Edvotek is doing its part by providing an alternative protocol to some popular PCR-based…

Living Outside the US & Interested in Edvotek? We’re Here to Help!

Interested in Edvotek products, but you live outside the United States? Worried about kit stability while in transit? Never fear! Located in the heart of our nation’s capitol with employees from all over the world, Edvotek is perfectly suited to…

Five Sensational Synthetic Biology Projects

Synthetic biologists see cells as programmable machines that can be constructed (and reconstructed) with interchangeable parts made out of different DNA sequences. Part computer science, part biology, part engineering, and a large part out of the box thinking and creativity…