Tag: genetics

Barbara McClintock and the Jumping Genes!

March 28, 2024March 28, 2024 admin

by Margaret Dedloff Barbara McClintock was a geneticist who studied the genetics of maize, also known as corn (Figure 1). […]

ATAC-seq

Techniques

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024 admin

by Tiffany Ko Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? The Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin (ATAC) […]

siRNA Knockdown

Techniques

March 25, 2024 admin

by Chelsea Smith Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? Small interfering RNA (siRNA) is often […]

Chimerism: How Multiple Organisms can Live in the Same Body

March 11, 2024 admin

By Macy Osborne-Frazier If you watched the recent Percy Jackson and the Olympians show, you might remember a scene where […]

Gibson Assembly

Techniques

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 admin

by Olivia Conway Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? Although the genetic engineering we read […]

The Tabby Cat

December 4, 2023 admin

by Anna Goddard Contrary to popular belief, “tabby” is actually not a breed of cat, but rather a coat pattern. […]

Pharmacogenomics

November 10, 2023 admin

by Raeanne Geffert Your genes (which are found in your DNA) hold information about yourself. Genes are passed down from […]

Cómo Se Copia El ADN: La Invención de la Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa

Español

May 12, 2023 admin

Escrito por Matt Niederhuber, Enero 11, 2018 (English version) Traducido al español por Tiffany Riascos Es muy probable que alguna […]

Genetically Modified Organism

Glossary

May 12, 2023May 12, 2023 admin

(noun. /jeh-NET-icklee mAWd-if-eyed ORGan-ism/) by Mikayla Feldbauer What does it mean? A genetically modified organism (GMO) is any organism whose […]

DNA

Glossary

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 admin

(noun. /dee-en-AY/) by Brandon Le What does it mean? Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a molecule that stores the instructions for […]

Evolution to Pollution: The Unforeseen Costs

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 admin

by Emily Green In high school science class, you may hear anecdotes of species that evolved into what they are […]

Next Generation Sequencing

Techniques

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 admin

by Yasemin Cole Technique Name: Next Generation Sequencing Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Scientists […]

Sanger Sequencing: Reading our DNA

Techniques

November 18, 2022 admin

by Seth Veenbaas Technique name: Sanger sequencing Fun rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 General purpose: Sanger sequencing, and other DNA […]

What is RNA Anyways?

October 31, 2022July 23, 2023 admin

by Seth Veenbaas Versión en Español You may already know that DNA is a complex molecule in all our cells […]

Oncogene

Glossary

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 admin

(noun. /ON-co-jeen/) by Mariah Jones What does it mean? An oncogene, is a gene that is mutated (or altered) and […]

Did you know that all calico and tortoiseshell cats are female?

October 28, 2022 admin

by Taylor Tibbs Calico cats have a secret hidden under all those cute black, white, and orange spots. While the […]

Digest and Ligation of DNA

Techniques

June 30, 2022November 10, 2022 admin

by Rami Major Technique Name: Restriction Digest and Ligation Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? […]

Metaphase Spreads

Techniques

May 5, 2022November 10, 2022 admin

by Deepika Jayaprakash Technique Name: Metaphase spreads Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 This technique is invaluable for clinical diagnosis and […]