(noun. /tran-SKRIP-shon/) by Gabrielle Bais What does it mean? Transcription is the first step in gene expression wherein DNA molecules […]
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Cryptography Demystified: How to Hide Information Using Math
by Daniela Danilova For many of us, paying with a credit card is second nature. You take out the thin, […]
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Runner’s High: The Science Behind The Bliss
by Karly Forker Sweat glistening, muscles burning, and suddenly, a wave of relaxation and happiness washes over you. This phenomenon […]
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siRNA Knockdown
by Chelsea Smith Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? Small interfering RNA (siRNA) is often […]
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Hyoid bone
(noun. /hi-OID b-own/) by Margaret Dedloff What does it mean? The hyoid bone is a crescent shaped bone in the […]
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Prions: the infectious agent that comes from within
by Jenna Grabowski When people hear the term “infectious disease,” they typically think of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, or […]
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Cytometry by time-of-flight (CyTOF)
by Hazel Milla Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Mass cytometry, also called cytometry by […]
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Primary cell culture
by Abby Poff Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Primary cell culture is an in […]
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The Teenage Brain: A Method to the Madness
by Maya Bluitt Just about anybody would agree that your teenage years are both the best and worst times of […]
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How Lava Lamps Work
By Henry Dieckhaus Lava lamps! Who doesn’t love those bubbly little jars of fun-colored magical goo? These fascinating contraptions, originally […]
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Calculating colony forming units (CFUs)
by Leslie Kent Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? Microorganisms, like bacteria, are living things […]
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Prion
(noun. PREE-ahn) by Olivia Conway What does it mean? A prion is a misfolded protein, typically found in the brain, […]
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Chimerism: How Multiple Organisms can Live in the Same Body
By Macy Osborne-Frazier If you watched the recent Percy Jackson and the Olympians show, you might remember a scene where […]
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Gibson Assembly
by Olivia Conway Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? Although the genetic engineering we read […]
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Micro Computed Tomography (micro-CT) Imaging
by Yasemin Cole Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? This imaging technique utilizes x-rays to […]
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Why are we allergic to cats?
by Chelsea Smith You walk into a friend’s house, sit down, and start to feel a slight itch in your […]
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Diabetes
by Margaret Dedloff Nearly 38 million people in the United States have diabetes, making it one of the most common […]
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Vultures: You Are What You Eat…Or Are You?
by Quinn Eberhard Of the great variety of animals on Earth, few are considered more repulsive than the vulture. Often […]
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Could a mouse-like primate hold the key to human space travel?
by Elissa Foss It’s cold outside and you can’t find anything to eat, so you might as well just sleep […]
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Immunofluorescence
(noun. /im-yuh-noh-floor-ESS-uhns/) by Anna Goddard What does it mean? A technique used to determine where a protein or antibody is […]
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