Meet the luminescent Aequorea victoria. This jellyfish lights up the eastern Pacific Ocean with a green fluorescent signal. Producing this signal is a two steps process. First a blue light is created through an interaction between released calcium (Ca2+) and…
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Edvotek Road Trip — NSTA Area Meeting in Richmond, VA
Last week, we kicked off our busy fall conference schedule with the NSTA Area Meeting in Richmond, VA. Richmond is just a stone's throw away from our headquarters in Washington, D.C., so we packed up our truck and got on the road. While in Richmond,…
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DNA Barcoding: Identifying Organisms at the Molecular Level
How would you identifying all the species in the picture? You could consult a field guide, ask a mycologist (a person who specializes in fungi), or you could sequence its DNA. This last choice is becoming increasingly popular and is…
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Biotechnology Basics – What is a Model Organism?
What is a model organism? A model organism is any plant, animal or microorganism that allows us to study fundamental questions in biology that may be hard to study directly in complex organisms like humans. What are some characteristics of…
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