We are often told that biotechnology began when the founders of Genentech realized they could make proteins in E. coli. The key technique, cloning, involves copying genetic information and reproducing those copies. Cloning is not restricted to small bits of DNA. Animals can be cloned. Plants can be cloned. We ...
Recently, the Tissue Culture Class from Palm Beach State College went on an amazing field trip to the FAU Pine Jog Environmental Education Center Orchid lab. A special thank you to our Biotech Program Alumni, Bethany Simpson and Bennett Niemi, who both work at the lab and were fantastic hosts ...
Kristine tells us about cloning African violets. The little plantlets are soooo cute! Every time I think of a clone my immediate image is alien shaped pods with a ton of goo oozing out, and the mad scientist in the corner wearing a lab coat with a crazed look in ...
