Some Like It (Not Too) Hot: Understanding Heat and Enzyme Denaturation

Enzymes are the superheroes of the molecular world. They can catalyze reactions at rates many times faster than uncatalyzed reactions. They can be reused over and over again without being changed. (This means that a single enzyme molecule can have…

Edvotek’s Top 5 Biotech Stories of 2022

2022 was a big year for science from new views of the cosmos thanks to the James Webb Space Telescope to breakthroughs in cold fusion! For our last post of the year, we’re rounding up the big biotech discoveries and…

Putting the P in PCR: Taq Polymerase

Taq polymerase is a powerhouse molecule of biotechnology! Daily it’s used to solve crimes, diagnose diseases, personalize medical treatments, monitor food, and power synthetic biology creations – to name just a few. In 1989 it was named Molecule of the…