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A day in the life: Western blotting

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Elizabeth Drewnik
Hello again, dear readers! This issue, we will be exploring the world of Western blotting. Before we do a Western blot, let's get acquainted with some of the basic terms and principles behind this...
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A day in the life: PCR redux

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Elizabeth Drewnik
Welcome back! This issue, we’ll be finishing up the PCR experiment. Last time, we left off with our extracted mouse DNA samples sitting in the fridge. Now, we’re going to thaw the samples out...
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A day in the life: PCR

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Elizabeth Drewnik
Dearest readers, welcome back to another instalment of scientific exploration! Last time, we left off finishing our experiments involving cell culture and drug response. Today, we’re going to start diving into experiments involving PCR...
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A day in the life: Performing the experiment from beginning to...

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Elizabeth Drewnik
Last time, we plated our cells and left them to grow enough for drug treatment. Today, we will finally perform the intended experiment, for which we’ve dedicated many weeks of preparation. The cells have...
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Undergraduate research opportunities lacking on campus: Funding hands-on work experience essential

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Elizabeth Drewnik
Research and mentorship opportunities are incredibly important to the majority of undergraduate students. However, due to budget restrictions within most faculties, as well as the growing number of interested students attending the University of...
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A day in the life: Counting cells, playing the waiting game

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Elizabeth Drewnik
Last time we explored cell splitting and the errors involved in the process. Today, we will look at how cell splitting can be applied to attaining experimental data. Experiments involving drug treatments utilize the...
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A day in the life of an undergraduate researcher: Cell splitting

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Elizabeth Drewnik
Last week we took our first dive into cell culture by experiencing media changes. This week, we’ll explore cell splitting. Just as there are negative consequences to human overcrowding, so too are there with...
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