Author Archives: Rachel Cohen

By Sarah Oberstar and Kaitlyn Shaffer 23 February 2024 Over the last couple of weeks, we have been working on designing and testing primers for our project. We are studying the expression of certain genes between breeding and non-breeding Anolis … Continue reading →

16 February 2024 By: Ashley Bass and Corbin Carlson Throughout the last couple of weeks, we have been exploring numerous genes of the green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis), specifically ZBTB11 and BID.  The ZBTB11 gene regulates transcription, and BID regulates … Continue reading →

2 February 2024 By Arya Haala & Elenore Milde This first month we started practicing pipetting to get more comfortable with lab skills. Then we moved on to PCR and gel electrophoresis. This last week we practiced imaging for the … Continue reading →

1 December 2023 By: Anna Wilcox, Emma Rieper, and Ellie Malone These past two weeks we have been conducting our final experiments on our three genes, ZYG11A, HS6ST1, and DIO2. All the while putting our finishing touches on our final … Continue reading →

17 November 2023 By: Georgia Deml and Rebecca Fasching Since our last blog post in September, we have made significant progress in each of our genes. We also have had great success with the combination of our lab groups. We … Continue reading →