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May
16
comment What material is recommended for autoradiography cassettes when working with 32P?
Have you ever checked how much radiation passes through a cassette?
Feb
5
comment What is the difference between SOLiD, 454, and Illumina next-gen sequencing?
I think this question is a bit broad and perhaps you should read through the manuals / data sheets for the respective products.
Jan
10
comment Can a tumor produce something not currently found in our own bodies?
Isn't a tumour by nature something not inherently found in our body?
Jan
2
revised Why must the alcohol decolorizer be used for 30 seconds or less for Gram staining?
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Dec
19
comment Can paper/plastic currency serve as a medium for pathogens?
It's going to vary wildly, for example Hepatitis B can survive 7 days outside of a host. Furthermore, some bacteria such as Bacillus antracis can produce endospores and survive for years.
Dec
14
awarded  Yearling
Oct
16
answered Why must the alcohol decolorizer be used for 30 seconds or less for Gram staining?
Oct
9
comment Sparking during electroporation of plasmid DNA into bacterial cells
What media are the bacteria in during electroporation?
Sep
18
answered Survival of E. coli on agar plate at -20 degree C without glycerol stock
Sep
13
awarded  Enlightened
Sep
13
awarded  Nice Answer
Sep
5
comment Is “computational biology” different from “bioinformatics”?
@KonradRudolph: Again the goal of my answer was not to give a concrete definition hence why I gave an additional note showing other people have varying opinions on what they are. The definitions are going to be very institute / lab specific depending on what their research topics and goals are.
Aug
27
awarded  Nice Answer
Aug
17
awarded  Nice Answer
Aug
16
revised Is “computational biology” different from “bioinformatics”?
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Aug
16
answered Is “computational biology” different from “bioinformatics”?
Aug
15
comment Optimization of annealing temperature
Posting the primer sequences and what genome they are designed against would be helpful. Furthermore, have you double checked that your primers are in the correct orientation?
Jul
26
comment Drosophila reference genome
As far as I know they just used a generic D. melanogaster lab strain.
Jul
26
comment Drosophila reference genome
Did you check the genome publication
Jul
21
comment Sequence of ribosomal RNA
@KonradRudolph: Oh perhaps these can be used as alternatives then Thermoscript or Affinity Script