C. elegans – Trailblazers in Science, and in the Classroom

The model organism Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) are trailblazers. These tiny, transparent roundworms have played an outsized role in our study and understanding of life. Here are five scientific firsts that make these worms legendary: 1. First multicellular organism to…

The Straight (line) Talk on Standard Curves

What is a Standard Curve? A standard curve, in scientific experiments, is a graph that shows the relationship between known concentrations of a substance (usually plotted on the x-axis) and a measurable response (plotted on the y-axis) such as absorbance,…