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Last week, several of us Edvotekers spent a wonderful few days soaking up English culture, pub ale, and some cool rainy mist. After several days in the Manchester area, we hopped on the train for two days in York, a…
What are plasmids? In 1952, Nobel Prize Winner Joshua Lederberg introduced the term ‘plasmid’, a double-stranded, circular DNA molecule that naturally exists in bacterial cells and some eukaryotes (Fig. 1). Plasmids have been used by molecular biologists to study, analyze,…
What is an antibody? Antibodies (also called immunoglobulins, or Igs) are specialized proteins that allow the immune system to distinguish between “self” and “non-self” proteins or polysaccharides. Antibody molecules comprise four linked polypeptide chains: two “heavy chains” and two “light…
Last week, we had the pleasure of attending the NSTA STEM Forum & Expo in NewOrleans. STEM is more than just the buzzword of the moment and this conference is a unique opportunity for educators and exhibitors to get together…
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