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By Nathan Seals Fun rating: 5/5 Difficulty rating: 1/5 Why do we use it? Optical density measurements are used to […]

Ornithology

Glossary

April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 admin

(Noun. /or-nuh-THAW-luh-jee/) by Colleen Steward What does it mean? Ornithology is a field of science that focuses on birds. Someone […]

How many senses do we really have?

March 18, 2022April 1, 2022 admin

by Nicole Gadda When’s the last time you ate a burger and fries? Picture the way your burger looked–maybe it […]

The Venus Flytrap: Watch Your Fingers!

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 admin

by Madison Williams Did you know that some plants actually eat insects? Yep! One of the most famous carnivorous (meat-eating) […]

Kirby-Bauer Test

Techniques

March 18, 2022November 10, 2022 admin

By Megan Frederick Technique Name: Antibiotic Susceptibility Test (AKA Kirby-Bauer Test) Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the […]

Epitope

Glossary

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 admin

(noun. /EP-ih-tohp/) by Devina Thiono What does it mean? An epitope is the specific site/location on an antigen (for example, […]

Yield

Glossary

February 17, 2022February 17, 2022 admin

(noun. /yeeld/) by Anna Wheless What does it mean? In chemistry and biochemistry labs, scientists may set up chemical reactions […]

Ballooning Spiders

December 3, 2021February 11, 2022 admin

by Lacey R. Lopez Imagine you’re playing in the backyard with your friends, kicking around the good ol’ soccer ball. […]

FISH

Techniques

December 3, 2021November 10, 2022 admin

by Nicole Gadda Technique Name: Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Fun rating: 4/5 Personally, I love anything that is fluorescent […]

Organelle

Glossary

December 3, 2021February 17, 2022 admin

(noun. /or-gan-ELL/) by Mariah Jones What does it mean? Organelles are specialized structures or fixtures that are located inside cells. […]

How Our Cells Divide

November 30, 2021 admin

by Madison Williams The cell cycle is the process by which our cells grow and divide. This process happens during […]

How are fingerprints formed?

November 29, 2021 admin

By Taylor Tibbs Every single person on the planet has a unique set of fingerprints – even those of identical […]

ChIP-ChIP, Hooray!

Techniques

November 29, 2021November 10, 2022 admin

by Riya Gohil Technique Name: Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Sequencing (ChIP-seq) Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Chromatin […]

Testing Aerobic Fitness

Techniques

November 12, 2021November 10, 2022 admin

by Alec Chavez Fun rating: 5/5 Difficulty rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? A VO2 max (maximum volume of […]

Zoonosis

Glossary

November 12, 2021November 12, 2021 admin

(Noun. /zoo-NO-sis/) Plural: zoonoses By Lacey Lopez What does it mean? “Zoonosis” is a disease or infection that naturally spreads […]

qRT-PCR

Techniques

November 12, 2021November 10, 2022 admin

by Yasemin Cole Technique Name: qRT-PCR (quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction) Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 2/5 Purpose: In molecular […]