CRISPR FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: Update 3

The three topics that I have decided to include in my final research paper after learning more about how CRISPR can minimize the effects of global warming are: the coral reef, the polar bears, and crops/food. I have done more research on the effects of heat on cellular organelles and found some interesting concepts. Temperature...

CRISPR FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: Update 2

In the last few days I have been focusing more on the plant side of my project with regards to the idea of modified food/crops. After reading some research done by several scientists, I was able to gain an understanding of their processes and findings. Because of water stress, future harvests of wheat, soybeans, and...

CRISPR FOR CLIMATE CHANGE: Update 1

CORAL REEFS: So far, I have researched the benefits of coral reefs and why we should even go through the effort to save them to ensure that there is benefit in preserving efforts. Indeed, there are many benefits that coral reefs offer to the environment such as organism shelter, coastline protection, organism food source, and...

Bacterial Transformation

Bacterial Transformation Lab with pGLO Plasmid and E.Coli Cells   Purpose: Introduce the pGLO plasmid DNA into E. Coli cell membranes and provide an environment for the cells to express their newly acquired genes   Conclusion (with protocol): After going through all steps in the lab, we were able to purify and extract the GFP...

A Short History Of Nearly Everything Ch. 24 Response

After reading this chapter, Cells, I was fascinated by a few things. Robert Hooke's calculations about how a one-inch square of cork would have 1,259,712,000 cells in it was really cool to think about. Also, thinking about how we have ten thousand trillion cells in our bodies is crazy. It is really hard to wrap...