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A Comprehensive Guide to Proteomics
What Is Proteomics?
Sejal Davla, PhD | Dec 9, 2024 | 7 min read
Explore proteomics concepts, approaches, and data analysis.
A researcher holds a Petri dish containing many bacterial colonies in red colored culture medium.
Exploring the Landscape of Bacterial Culture Media
Priyom Bose, PhD | Nov 15, 2024 | 10 min read
Culture media contain various components that promote and support bacterial growth and differentiation.
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Gene Silencing with RNA Interference
Rebecca Roberts, PhD | Nov 11, 2024 | 5 min read
Gene knockdown using RNAi enables gene function studies, with applications from pest control to biotherapeutics.
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Tips for Making Slide Decks for Scientific Presentations
Nathan Ni, PhD | Nov 11, 2024 | 4 min read
Almost every scientific presentation uses a slide deck, but little time is spent learning how to make or improve them. 
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Creating Effective Scientific Posters
Nathan Ni, PhD | Oct 30, 2024 | 4 min read
Posters need to incorporate scientific communication and graphic design principles to reach their full potential.
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Insights Into Protein Engineering: Methods and Applications
Priyom Bose, PhD | Oct 29, 2024 | 7 min read
Synthetic biologists modify naturally occurring amino acid sequences to engineer proteins and enzymes for specific applications.
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All About Alternative Splicing
Amielle Moreno, PhD | Sep 27, 2024 | 7 min read
Enhancing protein diversity and guiding cellular functions, alternative splicing is a key dimension of genetic regulation.
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How Visual Cues Can Help Tell the Story
Nathan Ni, PhD | Sep 25, 2024 | 4 min read
Effective scientific figures incorporate artistic principles, using color, layout, and other visual elements to help clarify the message.
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Harnessing Molecular Farming’s Potential
Priyom Bose, PhD | Sep 5, 2024 | 8 min read
Molecular farming is a promising technique that enables the production of biopharmaceuticals and other high value compounds in plants.
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Attention to Detail in Scientific Figures
Nathan Ni, PhD | Sep 4, 2024 | 4 min read
Small details—including alignment, layout arrangement, legibility, and visual consistency—are important when designing and creating scientific figures. 
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Introduction to Gene Ontology
Uzma Rentia | Aug 28, 2024 | 9 min read
Gene Ontology is an expanding knowledgebase that provides scientists with universal definitions to describe the functions of genes and their products. 
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Designing Scientific Figures
Nathan Ni, PhD | Aug 23, 2024 | 4 min read
Planning and designing figures—organizing, arranging, and visualizing data—is an important skill for scientists.
Conceptual image of multiomics: Biological samples such as fish and apples are surrounded by scientific instruments like flasks, test tubes, and a microscope, with strands of DNA and different chemical molecules
Multiomics Enables Integrated Biological Analysis 
Rebecca Roberts, PhD | Aug 19, 2024 | 6 min read
Scientists use multiomics to explore the biological continuum from gene to phenotype, identifying complex molecular mechanisms and pathways.
Small Model Organisms as Versatile Research Tools
Small Model Organisms as Versatile Research Tools
Deanna MacNeil, PhD | Jul 26, 2024 | 5 min read
Flies, worms, and fish with rapid development and characterized genetics help scientists uncover fundamental and universal biological processes, and shape cutting-edge research across disciplines.
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How the Bench Can Build SciComm Skills
Nathan Ni, PhD | Jul 17, 2024 | 4 min read
A scientist’s day-to-day routine in the laboratory provides many opportunities for developing their scientific communication skills.
Fireflies glowing in a dark forest provide a captivating example of the luciferase-catalyzed bioluminescent reaction, which has been harnessed as a powerful research tool.
Luciferase: A Powerful Bioluminescent Research Tool
Priyom Bose, PhD | Jul 16, 2024 | 9 min read
Luciferase refers to a group of bioluminescence producing enzymes that enable researchers to study gene expression and regulation.
Synthetic Genomes: Rewriting the Blueprint of Life
Synthetic Genomes: Rewriting the Blueprint of Life
Priyom Bose, PhD | Jul 15, 2024 | 8 min read
Scientists construct synthetic genomes using computational and genetic engineering strategies to better understand complex biological systems.
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How to Write Science for a General Audience
Nathan Ni, PhD | Jul 8, 2024 | 4 min read
Writing for a non-scientific audience uses many of the same skills as writing for other scientists, but uses a bit more of an author’s personal flair.
A clear SDS-PAGE gel that contains multiple colored bands. 
Western Blot Protocol, Troubleshooting, and Applications
Rebecca Roberts, PhD | Jul 3, 2024 | 7 min read
Western blotting allows scientists to identify specific proteins in complex biological samples and determine relative abundance of a protein target.
A microscope and a model of a molecule, showcasing the power of atomic force microscopy for surface imaging at atomic resolution.
Atomic Force Microscopy to See the Invisible
Priyom Bose, PhD | Jun 24, 2024 | 8 min read
Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a technique for visualizing a variety of samples, from single molecules to living cells, at ultrahigh resolution. 
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