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Sweet Science: Exploring Complex Mixtures with Biotechnology

Sweet Science: Exploring Complex Mixtures with Biotechnology

Our CASE 2023 workshop focused on the analysis of food dyes using paper chromatography and agarose gel electrophoresis (slides and full video tutorial available). In this article, we expand on the chromatography component and provide additional…
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Introducing Your Students to the Bioethics of Gene Editing with CRISPR

Introducing Your Students to the Bioethics of Gene Editing with CRISPR

Modern biotechnology encompasses a variety of techniques that are used extensively in today’s labs, such as genetic engineering and creating recombinant DNA techniques. These advances allow scientists to directly manipulate DNA sequences,…
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Four tools for teaching biotech to beginners

Four tools for teaching biotech to beginners

Clinical Laboratory Technician, Biofuel Engineer, Molecular Biology Technician, Quality Control Chemist—even Brewmaster. What do all of these jobs have in common?
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