Tag: laboratory

by Yasemin Cole Technique Name: qRT-PCR (quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction) Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 2/5 Purpose: In molecular […]

Randomized Control Trial

Glossary

May 25, 2021May 25, 2021 admin

by Alec Chavez What does it mean? A randomized controlled trial (RCT) is an experimental design in which the scientists […]

The Lab Notebook

May 3, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Regina Fernandez Fun rating: 2/5 Difficulty rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? The purpose of a laboratory notebook […]

Mass Spectrometry

Techniques

April 30, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Yasemin Cole Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Mass spectroscopy is a technique used […]

No Oxygen? No Problem: How to Work in an Anaerobic Chamber

Techniques

March 28, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Nicole Gadda Anaerobic? What does that mean? The word anaerobic means “living, acting, or existing in the absence of […]

Microarrays

Techniques

March 6, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

by Mohamed Nasr Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? A microarray’s general purpose is to […]

Lipid Extraction

Techniques

February 19, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Regina Fernandez Fun rating: 4/5 Difficulty rating: 2/5 What is a lipid? Lipids are organic hydrophobic molecules that do […]

Flow Cytometry

Techniques

February 11, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Carolina Herrera Fun rating: 4/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Flow cytometry is a technique used […]

Bradford Protein Assay

Techniques

February 10, 2021November 11, 2022 admin

By Madison Williams Fun rating: 3/5 Difficulty rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? A Bradford Protein Assay detects protein […]

Western Blot

Techniques

October 13, 2020November 11, 2022 admin

By Riya Gohil Fun rating: 4/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Western Blots utilize gel electrophoresis to separate protein […]

The Morris Water Maze

Techniques

October 6, 2020November 11, 2022 admin

By Sean Gay Fun rating: 4/5 The actual experiment is easy to perform and generates loads of data. Difficulty rating: […]

Pipette

Glossary

September 30, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

By Katie Acken Lowe (Noun or verb. /pie-PET/) What does it mean? A pipette is a mechanical instrument used to […]

MIC Broth Dilution

Techniques

September 29, 2020November 11, 2022 admin

By Jenna Beam This article will focus on broth dilution tests, however other tests (like the E-test) are also used to […]

Immunofluorescence

Techniques

September 22, 2020November 11, 2022 admin

By Natalie Nielsen Fun rating: 5/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? To visually label and detect proteins […]

Hypothesis

Glossary

September 16, 2020February 25, 2021 admin

Plural: hypotheses By Alan Curtis (singular noun. /hi-POTH-eh-sis/) (plural noun. /hi-POTH-eh-seas/) What does it mean? A statement that is one possible […]

ELISA

Techniques

September 15, 2020November 11, 2022 admin

By Devina Thiono Technique name: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Fun rating: 5/5 Difficulty rating: 4/5 (high focus and concentration needed […]