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Florence: The Lady with the Lamp

March 22, 2021March 22, 2021 admin

By Regina F. Fernandez Versión en Español Who is Florence Nightingale? Florence Nightingale was born in 1820 in Florence, Italy. […]

The Microbes Behind Yellowstone’s Rainbow Hot Spring

March 22, 2021June 30, 2022 admin

By Michelle Chamberlain Yellowstone National Park contains a rainbow colored hot spring called Grand Prismatic Spring. No, somebody didn’t dump […]

Epiphytes: Plants That Can Live Without Soil

March 22, 2021 admin

By Taylor Tibbs We naturally assume that plants grow in soil. However, not all plants need soil to survive! Epiphytic […]

Metastasize

Glossary

March 12, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

by Whitney Bell (verb. /meh-TAST-uh-size) What does it mean? Metastasize means to leave the primary tumor location and spread to […]

Microarrays

Techniques

March 6, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

by Mohamed Nasr Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? A microarray’s general purpose is to […]

How Viruses Mutate

March 6, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

by Mariah Jones As we find ourselves still navigating through this pandemic, every day we learn more about the SARS-CoV-2 […]

Genome

Glossary

March 6, 2021March 15, 2024 admin

by Yasemin Cole (Noun. /JEE-nohm/) What does it mean? A genome is an entire set of genetic instructions in each […]

Circadian Rhythm: Waking and Sleeping on Time

March 5, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

By Madison Williams Ever wonder why you’re awake and energized during the day and sleepy at night? Thanks to our […]

Quorum sensing

Glossary

February 24, 2021March 12, 2021 admin

By Katie Acken (Noun. /KWORE-rum SEN-sing/) What does it mean? Quorum sensing is how bacteria communicate with each other. Bacteria […]

Xiphoid Process

Glossary

February 19, 2021March 2, 2021 admin

By Emma Goldberg Xiph·oid proc·ess (noun. /ZEYE-foid PRAH-sehs/) What does it mean? The sternum is divided into three segments: the […]

The Science Behind Kombucha

February 19, 2021February 24, 2021 admin

By Riya Gohil One COVID/quarantine hobby I’ve picked up over the course of the last year has been brewing kombucha. […]

Lipid Extraction

Techniques

February 19, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Regina Fernandez Fun rating: 4/5 Difficulty rating: 2/5 What is a lipid? Lipids are organic hydrophobic molecules that do […]

Cell cycle

February 13, 2021February 24, 2021 admin

By Mohamed Mahmoud The human body contains about 37.2 trillion cells. All of these cells are derived from only one fertilized […]

The Breath that Changed the World

February 13, 2021February 24, 2021 admin

By Michelle Chamberlain Today, humans rely on oxygen to survive, but for the first half of our planet’s history oxygen […]

Flow Cytometry

Techniques

February 11, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Carolina Herrera Fun rating: 4/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Flow cytometry is a technique used […]

Vaccine

Glossary

February 11, 2021March 2, 2021 admin

By Taylor Tibbs (noun, /vak-SEEN/) What does it mean? A vaccine is a biological product used to protect or immunize […]

Bradford Protein Assay

Techniques

February 10, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Madison Williams Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? A Bradford Protein Assay detects protein […]

Telomere

Glossary

February 3, 2021March 2, 2021 admin

By Rami Major Telomere (noun. /TEE-luh-mere/) What does it mean? Our DNA is packaged and tightly wrapped up in chromosomes. […]

Ischemia

Glossary

February 3, 2021March 2, 2021 admin

By Zoe Terwilliger Noun. / ih-SKEE-mee-uh/ What does it mean? Ischemia is a decrease in blood supply to an organ […]

Viruses vs. bacteria: What’s the Difference?

February 3, 2021April 8, 2022 admin

By Nicole Gadda Versión en Español Have you ever wondered why antibiotics treat strep throat, but not a bad case […]