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Sometime late last year the human species reached a new milestone: there are now over 8 billion people living on Earth! This is more than double the population that existed fifty years ago, and our species doesn't seem to have…
On March 17th 2023, Edvotek was invited by the Bayard Rustin Elementary School PTA to share a demonstration at the reimagined STEAM Fair and Expo. We were so impressed that there were nearly 70 posters of science projects from the…
Read More Edvotek in the Community: Agar Art at the Bayard Rustin Elementary School STEAM Fair
The Polymerase Chain Reaction ©Edvotek 2014 PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) is a widely used molecular biology technique that amplifies specific DNA segments. Researchers design primers that match the target DNA sequence, which is then amplified by Taq DNA polymerase. Basic…
Read More What’s in a name? Exploring different types of PCR
Genomic DNA analysis has become a fundamental component of many high school teaching laboratories. Some of our best-selling kits involve simulations of practical, modern uses of the technique. Specifically, forensic DNA fingerprinting (for example, experiments 130 and 371) and simulations…
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