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What are pipettes? Pipettes are a large group of laboratory tools that scientists use to measure and manipulate liquids. The simplest pipettes closely resemble eye droppers with squeezable bulbs. These are known as Pasteur pipettes after their inventor Louis Pasteur.…
Agarose gel electrophoresis uses electricity and a porous gel matrix to separate mixtures of DNA molecules into discrete bands based on their size. As the current is running, the DNA molecules move through the pores in the gel. Since it’s…
For most teachers, school is out for the summer! Now it is time to kick back, relax, and catch up on some fun science writing. Here are three short stories that we liked. Photo by Hilary Halliwell on Pexels.com The…
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Chromatography methods are used to help us separate molecular mixtures based on their mobility. One of the most basic versions of chromatography is thin layer chromatography (TLC). TLC can be used to separate chemical compounds and mixtures, identify specific compounds,…
