ABE Blog
The ABE blog covers biotech and biotech-education news and trends in and beyond the ABE community. Topical posts often include student activities.
A Life Changing Two Weeks in Ottawa
January 8, 2025
"Be patient, it is a meticulous process." These wise words came from students who completed a 2-week series of ABE labs this fall at South Carleton High School in Ottawa, Canada. Their teacher, Shona Schneider, was pleased to see that like in the first year she conducted the labs, her students in this second year gained new perspectives on…
Slivers in Time: Student Experiences with Pandemic Learning
May 16, 2022
Masks, sanitizer, a special ring, signature sunglasses, family photos, a laptop charger—these were some of the items that students listed they would…
Cleaning Up Past Perceptions of Chemistry
April 20, 2022
Chemistry often gets a bad reputation. While it can be blamed for some environmental problems, says Oliver Thiel, that’s not the whole story; this…
Getting to Know Industry: Beyond the Tour
April 18, 2022
It was one of the most memorable moments for ABE in 2018—coming together as a community at Amgen Dun Laoghaire in Ireland, seeing the very latest in…
Tattoos and the Immune System: More Than Skin Deep
April 12, 2022
Tattoos are a form of body modification where ink is inserted into the skin to create words and art. Tattoos have long been a form of self- and…
PCR: The Gold Standard of COVID Tests
March 16, 2022
In 2019, scientists first became aware of a new virus that was spreading in China. The disease, soon recognized as a coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2),…
Practical Internships Build Skills
March 1, 2022
Work experience allows young adults to learn key skills and explore industries that may be of interest to them, whether in the biosciences or…
Creating Community-Driven Genomic Data for Native Peoples
March 3, 2022
While pursuing a PhD in cancer biology, Krystal Tsosie had a stark realization: that the therapeutics she might ultimately develop may not in the end…
Can Mushrooms Cure Disease?
February 25, 2022
When many people think of fungi, they simply think mushroom. However, Kingdom Fungi is a vast and diverse group of eukaryotic organisms found…