This post was contributed by guest bloggers Alissa Lance-Byrne and Alex Chavez, researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering. CRISPR/Cas9 technology has revolutionized the fields of molecular biology and bioengineering, as it has facilitated the ...
This post was contributed by the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance. We have learned much about the causes of cancer and the different avenues that can be used to treat it. For those who are running out of hope with more traditional treatments, such as surgery, radiation, and ...
This post was contributed by guest blogger, Dalila Cunha de Oliveira. Bricking Science is an idea built, literally, 'brick-by-brick' to introduce people all around the world to the lives of researchers and PhD students. Everybody in science knows that there are many ways your ...
This post was contributed by guest blogger Sean Stacey who recently attended both online and on site courses with the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Scientific Writing and Publishing Institute. Writing is the cornerstone of any scientist’s career. We use writing to ...
This post was contributed by guest blogger, Jennifer Rivers, a research microbiologist specializing in bacteriology and drug resistance. It seems as though, nowadays, we cannot make it a full month without a new, drug-resistant ‘superbug’ making headlines in one part of the ...
This post was contributed by Ryan Watkins, Professor at George Washington University and developer of wesharescience.org. Sharing your research with the world can be challenging. After months, or years, of grueling effort to design, fund, and conduct a research project, the vast ...
This post was contributed by guest blogger Meghan Monroy, a graduate student in Protein Science at the University of Connecticut. Molecular cloning is the isolation, insertion and amplification of a recombinant DNA without sequence alteration. Molecular cloning techniques are ...
This post was contributed by Future of Research Executive Director, Gary McDowell. On Dec 1st, the threshold at which salaried workers receive overtime payment for working more than 40 hours per week will increase from $23,660 to $47,476 per year, under updates to the Fair Labor ...
