Walking through a museum it's easy to imagine what the world was like in the distant past. A completely different environment, with alien ecosystems featuring plants and animals that are now extinct. Imagine what it would be like to coexist…
Walking through a museum it's easy to imagine what the world was like in the distant past. A completely different environment, with alien ecosystems featuring plants and animals that are now extinct. Imagine what it would be like to coexist…
The model organism Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) are trailblazers. These tiny, transparent roundworms have played an outsized role in our study and understanding of life. Here are five scientific firsts that make these worms legendary: 1. First multicellular organism to…
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https://youtu.be/OzUZWxv_U7Y?si=9fNb6klYo_taQH7I Modern biotechnology has ushered in a new era of scientific discovery, with powerful techniques like genetic engineering and recombinant DNA technology transforming research and medicine. These innovations have enabled scientists to manipulate DNA sequences directly, significantly reducing the time…
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Are you ready to step into the shoes of a forensic genealogist? At this year’s NSTA workshop in Philadelphia, Edvotek invites you to solve a family mystery using DNA fingerprinting and electrophoresis in our hands-on workshop: The DNA Detective: Reuniting…
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