This is a guest post from Dr. Geoff Hunt, Public Outreach Specialist at the American Society for Microbiology. You can find him on Twitter at @TheGeoffHunt. Microbiologists have been using agar petri dishes as artistic canvases for decades, so the…
This is a guest post from Dr. Geoff Hunt, Public Outreach Specialist at the American Society for Microbiology. You can find him on Twitter at @TheGeoffHunt. Microbiologists have been using agar petri dishes as artistic canvases for decades, so the…
DNA usually comes in the famed double helix shape. However, scientists have discovered DNA in other forms as well such as the G-quadruplex and i-motif. DNA was discovered by the Swiss chemist Friedrich Miescher in 1869. Miescher extracted the molecule from the…
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women's History Month in March, here are a few women that we should celebrate for being trailblazers in the science field! Alice Ball (1892-1916) At the young age of 23, Alice developed one…
Neurobiology is one of the most interesting, innovative, and ever-evolving scientific fields that is defined by the most complex organ of the human body, the brain. Historically, it has been an enigma, but in recent years many advancements have been made…
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