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Prenatal Marketing
This is for a short story idea.
Is it possible to modify the DNA of a child to make their metabolism more susceptible (physical response, addiction, etc) to a certain type of chemical i.e. a chemical ...
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Knockdown of long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) - how is it done?
I don't work at the wet lab and don't know all the details about the knockdown techniques.
My question is:
How lncRNA knockdown is done?
For example - you have lncRNA that is functional in the ...
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What is solid-phase bridge amplification?
During Illumina sequencing there is a step called bridge amplification by which DNA is amplified by isothermal enzymes. What is this stage, and how does it work?
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What's the difference between shotgun sequencing and clone based sequencing?
What are the main differences between shotgun sequencing and clone based sequencing?
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What are some basic drosophila methods? [closed]
I'm a grad student rotating in a drosophila neurobiology lab. I'd like to do a little self-study to bring myself up to speed. What are some basic, essential drosophila methods and applications? And ...
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Histone marks mechanism
I am slightly confused about the mechanisms that makes histone modifications associate with gene expression.
That is, H3K36me3 is believed to be present in actively transcribed genes, H3K27me3 in ...
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What is the lowest common denominator of cancer?
What is the lowest level attribute that all cancers share? Also, what is the highest level attributes that all cancers share?
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Text Book on Cancer Genomics/Biology [closed]
Could anyone of you suggest few of the best text book(s) for Cancer Genomics/Biology from basic to advance level.
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Bicoid regulation of hunchback
I'm learning about development via the example of Drosophila embryogenesis. I understand that bicoid regulates hunchback, among other genes. My question whether the regulation is direct or indirect? ...
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What is the highest competency possible for E coli?
I am looking to find a highly competent E coli strain. I am making a library of a ~6.6kb plasmid and I am not getting high enough efficiency. Does anyone have a suggestion of a strain/protocol with ...
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Regulation of chromatin structure
Recently, I reviewed the different levels of chromatin structure. The primary level is nucleosomes, where DNA is bound to histones, and has structural similarity to "beads on a string." The secondary ...
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What is the functional and structural distinction between core (H2A, H2B, H3,H4) and linker(H1/H5) histones?
Many explanations of histone biochemistry isn't quite elucidating for the undergraduate student. How does histone structure (dimers, octomers) relate to their specific functions as core or linker ...
