In this 2:31 video excerpted from Pathways to Technology, you’ll learn about the role biotechnology plays in the fight against cancer. Roya Dirin is an upstream processing associate who works with cells, looking for...

This web page offers a tutorial by Daniel M. Dobkin, Ph.D, proprietor of Enigmatics Consulting of Sunnyvale, California that introduces fundamental principles of chemical vapor deposition of films. Topics covered...

In this activity, by the Concord Consortium's Molecular Literacy project, students are introduced to "key ideas of chemistry, including reaction rates, bond strength, activation energy, catalysis, and equilibrium." Upon...

Restriction mapping is a cornerstone of modern-day biotechnology. During this three-day exercise, students will digest samples of DNA with three different restriction enzymes. The DNA samples will be electrophoresed...

A significant proportion of the cornstarch derived from the wet milled process used for food goes into the fermentation of beer. To be useful to the breweries, it first has to be converted into dextrose or d-glucose....