By Macy Osborne-Frazier Oh no, you spent an hour this morning straightening your hair and after 10 minutes in the […]
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Why You Should Read Shampoo Bottle Labels
by Rachel VanKeulen-Miller Do you use deodorant? While I hope that the answer is yes, many studies have found that […]
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Nature’s Light Show: The Discovery and Application of Green Fluorescent Protein
by Aili Hao Nature is full of glowing creatures like fireflies and jellyfish. This ability to produce light is known […]
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Protein Purification
by Luca Montore Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 3/5 What is the general purpose? Protein purification is a technique that […]
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Protein
(noun. /pro-teen) by Chelsea Smith What does it mean? A protein is a molecule composed of amino acids, joined together […]
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Prions: the infectious agent that comes from within
by Jenna Grabowski When people hear the term “infectious disease,” they typically think of diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, or […]
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Cytometry by time-of-flight (CyTOF)
by Hazel Milla Fun Rating: 4/5 Difficulty Rating: 4/5 What is the general purpose? Mass cytometry, also called cytometry by […]
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Prion
(noun. PREE-ahn) by Olivia Conway What does it mean? A prion is a misfolded protein, typically found in the brain, […]
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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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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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Amino Acid
(noun/uh-mean-OH-ah-sid) by Chelsea Smith What does it mean? Amino acids are naturally occurring compounds that are the building blocks for […]
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Your Cells are Left-handed: The Chirality of Living Things
By Henry Dieckhaus Approximately 10% of people identify as left-handed if asked to write a sentence or throw a ball […]
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Yeast-Two-Hybrid
By Chelsea Smith Fun Rating: 3/5 Difficulty Rating: 2/5 What is the general purpose? Yeast-two-hybrid screens are used to determine […]
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Clathrin
(noun. /Klaa-TH-RiN/) by Autumn Coleman What does it mean? Clathrin is a protein that assists cells in endocytosis, a process […]
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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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Odessa Goudy
By Mikayla Feldbauer This interview was conducted in Fall 2022. On the date of publication, Odessa Goudy had just earned […]
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Cytokine
(noun. / SAI-toh-kine /) By Sara Lowe What does it mean? Cytokines can be thought of as the body’s messengers. […]
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Kinase
(noun. /KAI-nayz/) by Madison Williams What does it mean? A kinase is an enzyme that promotes the transfer of a […]
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Denature
(verb. /dee-NAY-chur/) By Mariah Jones What does it mean? To “denature” something means to change it fundamentally. In science, this […]
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