Author Archives: Alia Alshamsi

I really liked the panel review exercise we did in class, because it helped me start to think about approaching proposals in different ways through the various roles we had to participate in (primary, secondary, or tertiary reviewer). I also … Continue reading →

The first thing I noticed about Kary Mullis’s article about the discovery of PCR was his great storytelling. I think the intersection between science and the arts is important, especially for communicating science to the general public, and his portrayal … Continue reading →

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 →