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January has arrived, bringing with a chance of snow and the seasonal wave of sniffles and sneezes. In honor of all of those feeling sick, getting better, or trying to avoid the latest wave of cold/flu we’ve rounded up our…
Scientists have estimated the presence of a staggering 10 nonillion (10^31) viruses on our planet, a number that surpasses stars in the universe by a factor of 100 million. While viruses are often synonymous with illness and harm, their immense…
Read More Viruses Beyond the Villains: The Incredible World of Beneficial Viruses
This is a guest post from Mr. Jeffrey Wells, a biomedical sciences & physics teacher at Lancaster High School, OH. Follow him on Twitter. Over the course of the past two years, COVID-19 has dominated our daily lives. Students often…
Read More Live from the Classroom! EDVO-Kit #123 Nucleic Acid Testing for COVID-19
Synthetic biology, the science of redesigning an organism to accomplish a new activity or to possess a beneficial trait, has become an indispensable part of modern biotechnology. We've written before about the amazing synthetic biology projects that are already changing…
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