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Agarose gel electrophoresis is one of the most versatile techniques in the biotechnology laboratory. However, we rarely think about how the technique was developed! So we decided to hit the literature to learn more about the research and development that…
Cloth masks, surgical masks, and professional-grade medical masks continue to be essential tools in our fight against COVID-19. Because of this, they continue to be a part of everyday life. When I think of masks it’s usually either in the…
In these last days of summer, I’ve been having fun catching (and releasing) the fireflies that appear every night in the woods near our house. It's only recently that I learned that these flashing bugs were the inspiration behind ATP…
Read More Emmett Chappelle and the invention of the “firefly” bioluminescence assay
Medical breakthroughs happen when new technologies help us see previously invisible things. In biology, the trend is often to help researchers see the very small. For example, microscopes let humans see and study the many viruses, bacteria, insects, etc. that…
Read More Location, Location, Location: Mapping and Tracking Disease
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