by Natalie Thomas Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? Proliferation is a measurement of how […]
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Transwell Migration Assay
by Hannah Thrash Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? Scientists use migration assays to watch […]
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Genetically-engineered embryos: germline editing and the ethical considerations behind this hot topic
by Julia Riley The introduction of gene therapies have revolutionized the way we think about illness, cancer, and even aging. […]
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All Bananas are the Same: The History of Your Favorite Fruit
by Erin Dickert If you’ve tried one banana, you’ve tried them all. Technically. Accounting for almost 99% of all banana […]
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CRISPR: A New and Emerging Gene Editing Technique
by Ellissa DeFeyter Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? CRISPR (Clustered Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats) […]
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Lentiviral Transduction
by Claire Greene Whitfield Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? Lentiviral transduction is a technique […]
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Organoid
(Noun. /OR-guh-noid) by Yasemin Cole What does it mean? An organoid is a miniature, simplified, and specialized version of an […]
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Differentiation
Noun. /DIF-uh-ren-shee-AY-shun/ by Jessica Zhang What does it mean? Differentiation is the process by which an unspecialized cell – such […]
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Hungry Hungry HIPPO
by Hannah Thrash Your body’s growth is fueled by the growth of your cells. If your cells didn’t continue to […]
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Sugar courses through plant veins to feed us all
by Imani Madison Most land plants (specifically vascular plants) have evolved a complex vascular system to extract water and food […]
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Antibiotic Resistance
by Marco Gontijo What does it mean? Antibiotic resistance occurs when bacteria and other microorganisms develop the ability to survive […]
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Whole genome sequencing (WGS)
by Anicka AbiChedid Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? Whole genome sequencing (WGS) is a […]
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The Science Behind the Scratch: Why We Itch
by Karly Forker Whether it is in a spot you can’t quite reach, or it comes right as you’re about […]
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Tracing the roots of cancer through DNA sequencing
by Anicka AbiChedid Imagine you are at your desk, typing on your computer. It’s 11 PM at night, and you’ve […]
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Protein
Noun. /PRO-teen/ by Hannah Thrash What does it mean? A protein is a large molecule, or macromolecule, that is present […]
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Plant cells play a near-perfect game of telephone
by Imani Madison Plants are unable to physically move from their location to find nutrients or escape harm, so they […]
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Macrophage Invasion and Survival Assay
by Marco Gontijo Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? A macrophage invasion and survival assay […]
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Metastasis
(noun/meh-TAS-tuh-sis) by Hannah Thrash What does it mean? Cancer is the uncontrolled proliferation of cells that forms a tumor in […]
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Phagocyte
by Marco Gontijo What does it mean? Phagocyte is a type of immune cell that engulfs and digests harmful microorganisms, […]
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Neuronal Tracing
by Jessica Zhang Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? Neuronal tracing allows neuroscientists to identify […]
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