Lambda Phage: A Classic Model Keeps Evolving
Scientists have used bacteriophage lambda (lambda phage) to reveal the molecular secrets of life since the 1950s. When you teach your students about restriction enzymes, recombinant DNA, or gene regulation, you are drawing on decades of basic molecular biology...
Meet the WWII Veteran Making Hands-on Educational Biotech Accessible for Schools
Innovation is ageless. Winston Walker, now 94, lived through the Great Depression and served in the Navy during WWII. His career in electrical engineering spans several decades of transformational technology, from the first integrated circuits to personal computers...
Happy New Year from MiniOne Systems!
The holiday lights are down and the champagne glasses are away, and here at MiniOne® Systems, we’re settling into the new normal. We wanted to drop in with a giant THANK YOU to the educators, scientists, friends and acquaintances that helped us make 2017 such an...
MiniOne PCR: Teaching PCR is Finally Practical and Engaging!
Many teachers believe that teaching polymerase chain reaction isn’t “practical” for their classroom. The benefits just don’t seem to outweigh the time, money, and space needed to teach the concepts, since time limits how involved students can be in running the...MiniOne PCR System
