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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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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Fluorescent transcriptional reporters
by Leslie Kent Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? During gene expression, DNA is transcribed […]
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Microsome
(noun. /my-cro-SOME/) by Raeanne Geffert What does it mean? A microsome is a fraction of a cell that contains some […]
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HeLa Cells: The Woman Who Changed Science Forever, But Never Knew
by Chelsea Smith Who is HeLa? Deborah Lacks was shocked when she found out that there were thousands, or more […]
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Isolating Protein from Cells
by Macy Osborne-Frazier Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? Isolating protein from cells allows a […]
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Supernatant
(adjective. /soo-per-NAY-tant/) by Anna Goddard What does it mean? The often clear liquid that lies above the solid after centrifugation, […]
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Mouse Handling and Restraint
by Yasemin Cole Technique Name: Mouse Handling and Restraint Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? […]
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Histology
by Yasemin Cole Technique Name: Histology Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Scientists use histology […]
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Culturing Human Brain Organoids
By Brandon Le Technique Name: Culturing human brain organoids Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 5/5 What is the general purpose? […]
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Cómo Se Copia El ADN: La Invención de la Reacción en Cadena de la Polimerasa
Escrito por Matt Niederhuber, Enero 11, 2018 (English version) Traducido al español por Tiffany Riascos Es muy probable que alguna […]
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Método de Bradford para Cuantificar Proteínas
Original en inglés escrito por Madison Williams, Febrero 10, 2021 (English version) Traducido por Tiffany Riascos Escala de diversión: 3/5 […]
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Confluency
(noun. /con-FLU-en-see/) by Chelsea Smith What does it mean? Confluency is a term used to describe how much available space […]
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Rheology
(noun. /ree-AW-luh-gee/) by Siena Mantooth What does it mean? Rheology is the study of the flow of fluids and solids. […]
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DNA Extraction
by Mariah Jones Technique Name: DNA Extraction Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? The goal […]
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Lineage Tracing
by Danica Dy Technique Name: Lineage Tracing Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 5/5 What is the general purpose? Genes provide […]
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More Than “Meats” the Eye: The Rise of Cultivated Protein
By Hannah Wiedner Take a close look at the burger patties below. One of them was created through conventional agriculture […]
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In vivo
(adjective. /in VEE-voh/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? “In vivo” is a term used to describe a process […]
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Crystal Violet Biofilm Assay
by Leslie Kent Technique Name: Crystal Violet Biofilm Assay Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? […]
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