Tag: microbiology

by Jamie Liu Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? This tells the scientist how bacteria […]

Antibiotic

Glossary

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024 admin

(noun. /an-tee-by-AW-tic/) by Jamie Liu What does it mean? Antibiotics are drugs that are used to treat or prevent bacterial […]

Better Together: Bobtail Squids and Bioluminescent Bacteria

October 20, 2023October 20, 2023 admin

by Leslie Kent Many animals use camouflage to disguise themselves to increase their chance of survival or to have an […]

The Human Microbiome: We Are Not Alone

April 21, 2023 admin

by Emily Green What does it mean to be an individual? Perhaps you enjoy spending your time doing a particular […]

The Defenses Have Been Breached: The Foreign Body Reaction

April 21, 2023 admin

by Siena Mantooth I lived outside as a child, and naturally, I got fairly dirty. My hands and feet would […]

Alexander Fleming: El Padre de los Antibióticos

Español

April 10, 2023 admin

Publicado en Abril 14, 2022 por Nicole Gadda (English Version) Traducido por Maria X. Cardenas, PhD Muchos hemos tomado antibióticos […]

Crystal Violet Biofilm Assay

Techniques

March 24, 2023 admin

by Leslie Kent Technique Name: Crystal Violet Biofilm Assay Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? […]

Go with your Gut!

March 17, 2023 admin

by Jillian Battista Everyday, we make decisions. Some take time to decide, such as what to order at a restaurant. […]

Bioluminescence

Glossary

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023 admin

(noun. /bio-loomin-ESS-ents/) By Mikayla Feldbauer What does it mean? Bioluminescence describes the ability of a living organism to make and […]

Virulence

Glossary

March 4, 2023March 4, 2023 admin

(noun. /VEER-you-lense/) by Nicole Gadda What does it mean? Virulence is the severity of the damage a microorganism (like bacteria, […]

Hydrothermal Vents: The Origin of Life?

December 19, 2022December 19, 2022 admin

by Nicole Gadda Have you ever wondered how life on Earth began? If so, you’re not alone. Many scientists are […]

Unicellular

Glossary

November 4, 2022November 4, 2022 admin

(adjective. /yoo-nih-SELL-yoo-ler/) by Amy Aponte What does it mean? A unicellular organism is made of only one cell. Inside this […]

Cytokine

Glossary

October 28, 2022October 28, 2022 admin

(noun. / SAI-toh-kine /) By Sara Lowe What does it mean? Cytokines can be thought of as the body’s messengers. […]

It’s All Gouda: The Science of Making Cheese

May 5, 2022August 25, 2022 admin

by Margaret Dedloff We eat cheese as a snack, we put it on our pasta and our pizza, we even […]

Isolation Streaking

Techniques

April 29, 2022November 10, 2022 admin

by Nicole Gadda Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 1/5 Isolation streaking gets a 1 out of 5 on the difficulty […]

Alexander Fleming: The Father of Antibiotics

April 14, 2022April 10, 2023 admin

by Nicole Gadda Many of us have taken antibiotics for common bacterial infections like strep throat or pneumonia, but have […]

The Science Behind Food Poisoning

April 8, 2022 admin

by Megan Frederick Foodborne illness, more commonly referred to as food poisoning, is both dangerous and uncomfortable. Mild cases of […]

Virus y bacterias: ¿Cuál es la diferencia?

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April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 admin

Publicado en February 3, 2021 por Nicole Gadda (English version) Traducido por Maria X. Cardenas, PhD ¿Alguna vez te has […]

Developing the mRNA Vaccine

April 2, 2022July 23, 2023 admin

by Devina Thiono Versión en Español A vaccine is an effective way to train our immune system to handle an […]

Measuring Optical Density

Techniques

April 1, 2022November 10, 2022 admin

By Nathan Seals Fun rating: 5/5 Difficulty rating: 1/5 Why do we use it? Optical density measurements are used to […]