by Natalie Thomas Doctors, researchers, and many others in the biomedical field work hard every day to learn as much […]
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Hypoxia
Noun. /hi-POX-ee-ah/ by Hannah Thrash What does it mean? Hypoxia is a condition where the body experiences low oxygen. This […]
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Single Nucleotide Variant (SNV)
Noun. /SING-gul NOO-klee-oh-tide VAYR-ee-unt/ by Julia Riley What does it mean? A single-nucleotide variant (SNV) is a type of change […]
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Complementary (indirect) RNA Sequencing
by Wendy Sun Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? Complementary RNA sequencing, or RNA-seq, allows […]
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Multiphoton Microscopy
by Newton PenkoffLidbeck Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Multiphoton microscopy is a type of […]
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Lysosome
Noun. /lie-sAH-som/ by Hannah Thrash What does it mean? The lysosome is a membrane bound organelle found within almost all […]
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Are waxworms the solution to the plastic problem?
by Claire Greene Whitfield It is no secret that we have a plastic pollution problem here on Earth. Recent reports […]
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Huntingtin
Noun. /hunt-ih-tin/ by Anca Frasineanu What does it mean? Huntingtin is a protein required for neuronal health, especially for the […]
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Codon Usage Bias
by Erick Figueroa Ildefonso In human language, different words or expressions can have the same meaning. In genetics, we can […]
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Cytoskeleton
Noun. /SY-toh-SKEH-leh-tun/ by Brenda Pardo What does it mean? The cytoskeleton is a network of protein filaments and associated molecules […]
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Ubiquitin
Noun. /yoo-bick-wuh-tin/ by Anca Frasineanu What does it mean? Ubiquitin is a small protein best known for its role in […]
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Age According to Biology: All About Epigenetic Aging Clocks
by Hazel Milla You probably know your age based on your birth date. If you’ve read “Epigenetics – More Than […]
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The path to immortality: lessons learned from the Turritopsis dohrnii jellyfish
by Siyao Wang In the waters of temperate and tropical seas, there floats an inconspicuous creature. A tiny bell-shaped transparent […]
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Autoclave
Noun. /Aw-TOE-clay-ve/ by Claire Greene (Whitfield) What does it mean? An autoclave is a specialized piece of equipment that uses […]
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Neutralization of Acids/Bases
by Sarah Angle Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? Acids and bases are strong chemicals […]
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The Central Dogma of Biology
by Hannah Thrash If you were to ask what the most important thing to know about biology, there are a […]
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Centrifugation (Spinning it down!)
by Claire Greene Whitfield Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 1/5 What is the general purpose? Centrifugation is a widely used […]
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Prodrug
Noun. /PROE-druhg/ by Sarah Angle What does it mean? A prodrug is a compound that is inactive upon administration and […]
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Poliovirus
by Margaret Dedloff In the late 1940s and 1950s there were nearly 60,000 cases of polio in the United States […]
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Confocal Microscopy
by Jessica Zhang Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Confocal microscopy is used to capture […]
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