Monthly Archives: January 2022

Lauren Bakaletz, a researcher for the Center for Microbial Pathogenesis at Ohio State College of Medicine, presents evidence for the hypothesis that viruses and bacteria have effects on pathogenesis during coinfection in her review article titled “Viral-bacterial co-infections in the … Continue reading →

The process of peer review is crucial in the development of a scientific paper and its publication. The scientists that conducted the research first select a journal to submit to based on a number of factors, such as the topic … Continue reading →

CRISPR/Cas9 is a new biological mechanism used to edit the genetic information of an organism. This can be done by insertion of a new gene into the genome, deletion of a gene, or performing what is called a base pair … Continue reading →

I have not had much personal experience in genetics throughout my educational career, but from what I understand, cloning involves the generation/production of genetically identical organisms. Bacterial vectors are especially useful for this because of their relatively easy to manipulate … Continue reading →