by Devina Thiono Versión en Español A vaccine is an effective way to train our immune system to handle an […]
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Sickle Cell Anemia: How A Spelling Error Can Cause Disease
by Yasemin Cole When it comes to life, spelling is very important. In our day to day life, we take […]
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In vitro
(Adjective. /in VEE-troh/) by Anna Wheless What does it mean? The term “in vitro” describes a biological experiment or process […]
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The World’s Most Miraculous Fruit
by Taylor Tibbs What if there was a fruit that made everything you ate taste amazing? A magical fruit that […]
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I Went to Mars (and all I got was motion sickness)
by Rami Major One of my favorite memories from elementary school was taking a school-sponsored field trip to Epcot in […]
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Measuring Optical Density
By Nathan Seals Fun rating: 5/5 Difficulty rating: 1/5 Why do we use it? Optical density measurements are used to […]
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Ornithology
(Noun. /or-nuh-THAW-luh-jee/) by Colleen Steward What does it mean? Ornithology is a field of science that focuses on birds. Someone […]
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How many senses do we really have?
by Nicole Gadda When’s the last time you ate a burger and fries? Picture the way your burger looked–maybe it […]
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The Venus Flytrap: Watch Your Fingers!
by Madison Williams Did you know that some plants actually eat insects? Yep! One of the most famous carnivorous (meat-eating) […]
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Kirby-Bauer Test
By Megan Frederick Technique Name: Antibiotic Susceptibility Test (AKA Kirby-Bauer Test) Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the […]
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Epitope
(noun. /EP-ih-tohp/) by Devina Thiono What does it mean? An epitope is the specific site/location on an antigen (for example, […]
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Yield
(noun. /yeeld/) by Anna Wheless What does it mean? In chemistry and biochemistry labs, scientists may set up chemical reactions […]
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Ballooning Spiders
by Lacey R. Lopez Imagine you’re playing in the backyard with your friends, kicking around the good ol’ soccer ball. […]
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FISH
by Nicole Gadda Technique Name: Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization (FISH) Fun rating: 4/5 Personally, I love anything that is fluorescent […]
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Organelle
(noun. /or-gan-ELL/) by Mariah Jones What does it mean? Organelles are specialized structures or fixtures that are located inside cells. […]
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How Our Cells Divide
by Madison Williams The cell cycle is the process by which our cells grow and divide. This process happens during […]
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How are fingerprints formed?
By Taylor Tibbs Every single person on the planet has a unique set of fingerprints – even those of identical […]
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ChIP-ChIP, Hooray!
by Riya Gohil Technique Name: Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Sequencing (ChIP-seq) Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Chromatin […]
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Testing Aerobic Fitness
by Alec Chavez Fun rating: 5/5 Difficulty rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? A VO2 max (maximum volume of […]
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Zoonosis
(Noun. /zoo-NO-sis/) Plural: zoonoses By Lacey Lopez What does it mean? “Zoonosis” is a disease or infection that naturally spreads […]
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