Hands-On Forensics: Engaging Students with a Biotech Escape Room

Looking for an exciting way to teach forensic science? Our new kit, Forensic Escape Room: Design Your Own Biotech Adventure, offers a unique, hands-on approach to learning about blood typing and agarose gel electrophoresis while performing crime-solving techniques. This kit…

EDVOTEK 2024 Professional Development Conferences

We are committed to developing new and exciting resources for the biotechnology classroom. That's why we have developed an exciting series of professional development workshops for many of the conferences we attend. Check out our upcoming schedule and we hope to see you soon at a conference…

As Cancer Rates Increase, Scientists Examine What We Eat

For decades, scientists have warned that potentially harmful chemicals are being found in the foods and drinks that we consume. However, a recent study has expanded the warning by highlighting nearly 200 chemicals that have been connected to breast cancer…

The Magnetic Microbiome

All animals contain bacteria within them that makes up an organism's microbiome. Researchers are investigating bacteria to understand how animals navigate using Earth’s magnetic field. It is thought that migratory animals can sense the Earth's magnetic field in order to…