Resources and Experiments for the HOSA Biotechnology Event

A key component of the HOSA biotechnology event is development of technical skills that take your students out of the books and into the laboratory.  That is why we are happy to provide experiments and technical skills tutorials to aid in your training for…

Viruses Beyond the Villains: The Incredible World of Beneficial Viruses 

Scientists have estimated the presence of a staggering 10 nonillion (10^31) viruses on our planet, a number that surpasses stars in the universe by a factor of 100 million. While viruses are often synonymous with illness and harm, their immense…

From Neanderthal to the Nobel Prize: A Paleogenetic Story

Each year five Nobel prizes are awarded in physiology/medicine, chemistry, physics, literature, and peace to “those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to society”. Winners of the Nobel prize in medicine or physiology have transformed how…

B.O.U.S. ( Bacteria of Unusual Size)

Immense, colossal, massive – these are words you rarely hear in microbiology. However, they all apply to Thiomargarita magnifica, the most recent bacteria to make headlines. In fact, such adjectives barely do justice to the size of this species. Members of T. magnifica are…