by Nicole Gadda Most of us who have lived through a North Carolina summer have experienced a thunderstorm. Think of […]
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Sanger Sequencing: Reading our DNA
by Seth Veenbaas Technique name: Sanger sequencing Fun rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 General purpose: Sanger sequencing, and other DNA […]
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Fluorescence
(noun. /floor-ESS-uns/) By Rami Major What does it mean? Light travels in waves. The length of these waves (also called […]
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RNA Extraction
by Yasemin Cole Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? To separate one of the smallest […]
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El Legado de las Chicas del Radio
Publicado en Noviembre 10, 2022 por Margaret Dedloff (English version) Traducido por Maria X. Cardenas, PhD El radio es un […]
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by Margaret Dedloff(En Español) Radium is a radioactive metal that can be found naturally in the environment. Radium was discovered […]
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Lysis
(noun. /LIE-sihs/) by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Lysis is the process in which cells burst open and their […]
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Unicellular
(adjective. /yoo-nih-SELL-yoo-ler/) by Amy Aponte What does it mean? A unicellular organism is made of only one cell. Inside this […]
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TUNEL Staining
by Megan (Frederick) Amason Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 Technique name: TUNEL Staining (TUNEL = terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase dUTP […]
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Clouds and How They Form
by Madison Williams At some point in your life, you have likely looked up at the sky and saw clouds […]
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¡Arriba, arriba y a volar!
Publicado y Traducido por Amy Aponte (English version) Por fin ha llegado el momento de pasar una semana relajante en […]
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What is RNA Anyways?
by Seth Veenbaas Versión en Español You may already know that DNA is a complex molecule in all our cells […]
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Oncogene
(noun. /ON-co-jeen/) by Mariah Jones What does it mean? An oncogene, is a gene that is mutated (or altered) and […]
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The Orca-nization of Killer Whale Social Structures
by Margaret Dedloff Orcas, also called killer whales, are marine mammals and the largest species of dolphin. Orcas can weigh […]
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Did you know that all calico and tortoiseshell cats are female?
by Taylor Tibbs Calico cats have a secret hidden under all those cute black, white, and orange spots. While the […]
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Cytokine
(noun. / SAI-toh-kine /) By Sara Lowe What does it mean? Cytokines can be thought of as the body’s messengers. […]
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Digest and Ligation of DNA
by Rami Major Technique Name: Restriction Digest and Ligation Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? […]
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It’s All Gouda: The Science of Making Cheese
by Margaret Dedloff We eat cheese as a snack, we put it on our pasta and our pizza, we even […]
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Do Naked Mole Rats Hold the Secret to Cancer Treatment?
by Colleen Steward Imagine that you are on a trip exploring the Atlanta Zoo. You round the corner from the […]
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Metaphase Spreads
by Deepika Jayaprakash Technique Name: Metaphase spreads Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 This technique is invaluable for clinical diagnosis and […]
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