By Megan Frederick Technique Name: Antibiotic Susceptibility Test (AKA Kirby-Bauer Test) Fun Rating: 5/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the […]
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Zoonosis
(Noun. /zoo-NO-sis/) Plural: zoonoses By Lacey Lopez What does it mean? “Zoonosis” is a disease or infection that naturally spreads […]
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Antigen
(noun. /AN-tih-jen/) by Devina Thiono What does it mean? An antigen is a substance that can be recognized by the […]
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Antibiotic Pollution in Water
By: Rachel A. Johnson You go to the faucet and turn the tap on. You fill up your glass and […]
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No Oxygen? No Problem: How to Work in an Anaerobic Chamber
By Nicole Gadda Anaerobic? What does that mean? The word anaerobic means “living, acting, or existing in the absence of […]
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The Microbes Behind Yellowstone’s Rainbow Hot Spring
By Michelle Chamberlain Yellowstone National Park contains a rainbow colored hot spring called Grand Prismatic Spring. No, somebody didn’t dump […]
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Gram Staining
By Mohamed Nasr Fun rating: 5/5 Difficulty rating: 1/5 What is the general purpose? Gram staining is used to differentiate between […]
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MIC Broth Dilution
By Jenna Beam This article will focus on broth dilution tests, however other tests (like the E-test) are also used to […]
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Bacteriophage
By Nicole Gadda (Noun. /bak-TEE-ree-o-faje/) A bacteriophage is a virus that only infects bacteria. Like all viruses, they’re not living […]
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Let’s Get This Bread
By Jenna Beam If you’ve been on social media lately, you might have noticed that a lot of people are […]
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A Portrait of a Protein
By Anna Wheless “What was the most important scientific discovery ever made?” The answers to this question range from the […]
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Jumping Coronavirus
By Devina Thiono Earlier this year, there was a pneumonia outbreak in Wuhan, China. It was later found that the […]
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E. coli: The Bug We Love and Hate
By Yitong Li The recent E. coli outbreak is all over the news these days. These malignant bacteria can be […]
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Chlamydia is Sneaky
By Clare Gyorke I’m sure many of you remember the movie, “Mean Girls“ and have heard Coach Carr’s famous caution […]
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The Tiny Creatures That Evolve With Our Beer Industry
By Yitong Li What comes to your mind when you think of evolution? Giant dinosaurs with sharp fangs and powerful […]
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