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A comprehensive set of resources to help you talk to your students about the ongoing pandemic. Over the past few weeks, you’ve probably been inundated with news regarding the current viral pandemic affecting over 100 countries worldwide. It’s a little…
Read More Going Viral with COVID-19: Using Current Events in the Biotechnology Classroom
Invented in 1983 by Kary Mullis, PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) has become indispensable in modern molecular biology research. Through a clever use of DNA polymerase Dr. Mullis discovered a method to quickly create many copies of a specific sequence of…
Read More Biotechnology Basics: Making the Polymerase Chain Reaction Easier with PCR EdvoBeads
From still unknown flowers, trees, ferns and mosses in the rainforest to the vegetables and grain we eat at home, plants share a deep and in many ways still mysterious history. This history has shaped the evolution of the other…
DNA ligase is one of the most important, but least celebrated, enzymes used in modern biotechnology. This enzyme plays a very important role in DNA replication and repair by acting like a “glue” that can connect different DNA fragments to…
Read More Biotech Basics: DNA Ligase – Building a Bridge with DNA
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