by Natalie Thomas Doctors, researchers, and many others in the biomedical field work hard every day to learn as much […]
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Single Nucleotide Variant (SNV)
Noun. /SING-gul NOO-klee-oh-tide VAYR-ee-unt/ by Julia Riley What does it mean? A single-nucleotide variant (SNV) is a type of change […]
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Complementary (indirect) RNA Sequencing
by Wendy Sun Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? Complementary RNA sequencing, or RNA-seq, allows […]
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Codon Usage Bias
by Erick Figueroa Ildefonso In human language, different words or expressions can have the same meaning. In genetics, we can […]
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Age According to Biology: All About Epigenetic Aging Clocks
by Hazel Milla You probably know your age based on your birth date. If you’ve read “Epigenetics – More Than […]
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The Central Dogma of Biology
by Hannah Thrash If you were to ask what the most important thing to know about biology, there are a […]
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DNA Methylation Microarrays
by Hazel Milla Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? We can use microarray technology to […]
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Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
by Siyao Wang Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a […]
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DNA Methylation
noun. /dee-en-AY meth-uh-LAY-shuhn/ by Hazel Milla What does it mean? DNA methylation occurs when a methyl group (a group of […]
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Amplicon Sequencing
by Erin Dickert Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Amplicon sequencing is a molecular biology […]
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EdU Staining
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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Recombination
Noun. /ree-kahm-buh-NAY-shuhn/ by Erick Figueroa-Ildefonso What does it mean? In genetics, recombination is the process by which two pieces of […]
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Cre Recombinase
by Natalie Thomas Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 5/5 What is the general purpose? Mouse models are used worldwide to […]
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Evolution
Noun. / EH·vuh·loo·shun / by Jessica Zhang What does it mean? In the context of biology, evolution is the process […]
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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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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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Exploring the Ethics of Genetic Testing
by Anna Goddard Genetic testing is becoming more and more common as our understanding of diseases grows. These tests offer […]
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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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Don’t be Resistant to Medicine: Antibiotic Resistance
by Macy Osborne-Frazier Every year, around 23 million Americans visit the doctor to get treatment for a bacterial infection, so […]
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