Why are blue-green algae called cyanobacteria? Question asked by @subha1900 on Twitter. It’s probably easier to explain this by asking the question the other way round: Why are cyanobacteria also called blue-green algae? The reason is that cyanobacteria appeared to look…
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“You don’t know how lucky you are!” – PCR in the old days
Happy International Women’s Day 2012!
“Don’t be afraid of hard work. Nothing worthwhile comes easily. Don’t let others discourage you or tell you that you can’t do it. In my day I was told women didn’t go into chemistry. I saw no reason why we…
Glowing “Kryptonite Sushi” – would you eat it?
How to make your own CSI gel electrophoresis apparatus
Hello. I am a regular person!
The Science of “Sherlock”
I’ll Have The Moss Terrine and Some Lemming Mc Nuggets
On my search for new topics for the Advent Calendar I was researching what reindeer like to eat. I imagined it would be plants adapted to the cold Northern climate where they live – but I was only partially right.…
How lasers work!
Cells, coffee beans, sperm and a mouse party – and it’s all interactive!
Do you have ten minutes to spare and would like to learn how to extract DNA or perform a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in a virtual lab? Or maybe explore the inside of a cell and learn more about the…