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...
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,...
Workshop at La Jolla Library – Foodborne Outbreak Investigation

Workshop at La Jolla Library – Foodborne Outbreak Investigation

An inquiry-based lab incorporating hypothesis testing, experimental design, and data analysis Give students the complete hands-on experience of running a molecular biology investigation from beginning to end while engaging them with a scenario based on a real-world...
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...
Libraries as a Hub for Literacy – AND Science too!

Libraries as a Hub for Literacy – AND Science too!

Libraries began as a deliberate accumulation of documents and evolved into more identifiably as a hub for literacy, knowledge and learning. As pioneers, the La Jolla/Riford Library has taken the definition of, “library” to a whole new level by putting in a...
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)...
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...