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Gel Electrophoresis

Gel Electrophoresis

Looking at a sample of purple dye, how can you know if it is really purple? Could it be a mixture of blue and red dyes? Electrophoresis is a technique used in many areas of science to analyze and separate samples by applying a constant electric field across a...

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Experimental Design

Experimental Design

The best way to test a hypothesis is through controlled, systematic, and reproducible experiments. Proper experimental design is critical for obtaining usable, reliable, and applicable data. There are two important components to be considered: variables and controls....

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Congratulations to ASHG DNA Day Contest Winners

Congratulations to ASHG DNA Day Contest Winners

Results are in and we would like say CONGRATULATIONS! to ASHG DNA Day Essay Contest winners   This year’s ASHG DNA Day Essay contest boasts submissions from 44 states and 23 foreign countries. This contest challenges students to examine, question, and reflect on...

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Discovery of the DNA Structure

Discovery of the DNA Structure

On this day April 25 in 1953, James D. Watson, Francis Crick, Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind Franklin and their colleagues published the first article that described the double-helix DNA structure in the scientific journal Nature. This short, one page article titled,...

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DIY Bio Home Enthusiast

DIY Bio Home Enthusiast

Running the MiniOne Gel Electrophoresis at Home by Su-Lin, DIY Bio Home Enthusiast The MiniOne system is a very convenient to use system for Gel Electrophoresis experiments at home. It contains everything you pretty much need to run the gel, and leaves you to focus...

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ASHG 2016 DNA Day Essay Contest

ASHG 2016 DNA Day Essay Contest

National DNA Day commemorates the completion of the Human Genome Project in April 2003 and the discovery of the double helix of DNA in 1953. This year’s DNA Day is on Monday, April 25, 2016. Celebrate by participating in the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG)...

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NABT 2015 – MiniOne Mixer

NABT 2015 – MiniOne Mixer

Thank You for a Wonderful Evening! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for attending our Friday social during the NABT conference in Providence, RI. “I want to thank you for the nice way you had teachers come together on Friday night. The wine was delicious...

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WSTA 2015 – MiniOne Social

WSTA 2015 – MiniOne Social

Thank You for a Wonderful Evening! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you for attending our recent social as part of the 2015 WSTA conference in Shoreline, WA. It was great to have the opportunity to meet so many of you face to face and it was fantastic...

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Lights, camera, action!

Lights, camera, action!

New Biology Teacher Resources Coming Your Way “Back to school” means back to teaching! Are you ready to engage your biology students and teach them to love all things science??? Of course you are! We know you can do it with the right resources! You can engage and...

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Biology-as-Diplomacy

Biology-as-Diplomacy

The IBO emphasizes it is critical to bring “together young people from all over the world in an open, friendly and peaceful mind” to compete, to be inventive, to be creative, and to persevere.  Ultimately, the IBO brings young people together to enjoy the challenges...

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