By Yasemin Cole Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Mass spectroscopy is a technique used […]
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Lipid Extraction
By Regina Fernandez Fun rating: 4/5 Difficulty rating: 2/5 What is a lipid? Lipids are organic hydrophobic molecules that do […]
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By Madison Williams Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? A Bradford Protein Assay detects protein […]
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By Seth Veenbaas (noun. /LIG-uhnd/) What does it mean? In biochemistry, a ligand is a molecule that binds to or […]
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By Brandon Le Does life exist outside the confines of our home planet? If this question captivates you, you’d find […]
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By Zoe Terwilliger (noun. /SUB-strate/) What does it mean? In biochemistry, a substrate is a molecule that an enzyme acts […]
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By Riya Gohil Fun rating: 4/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Western Blots utilize gel electrophoresis to separate protein […]
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By Zoe Terwilliger (noun / ENZ-eye-m) What does it mean? An enzyme is a molecule that “speeds up” the rate […]
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By Regina Fernandez (Noun. /muh-TAB-uh-liz-uhm/) What does it mean? Metabolism refers to all the chemical reactions that produce or use […]
Continue readingA Portrait of a Protein
By Anna Wheless “What was the most important scientific discovery ever made?” The answers to this question range from the […]
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