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From the era before Sanger sequencing was invented.


Mar
12
revised Growth kinetics of E.coli on media containing lactose and casein
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Mar
12
comment Growth kinetics of E.coli on media containing lactose and casein
Could you explain which aspect of the data you are concerned about? Apart from the odd values at the beginning of the series the A660 values show a pretty good log phase followed by a stationary phase. The fall in A660 in the later time points could be due to a bit of lysis but it could also be due to clumping. Is there any reason to think that E. coli will use casein as a nutrient in these conditions?
Mar
12
revised Are descriptive statistics sometimes more useful than tests of significance?
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Mar
12
comment Are descriptive statistics sometimes more useful than tests of significance?
On a related note: xkcd.com/882
Mar
12
comment What metabolite intermediate will accumulate in a mammalian cell-free extracts capable of glycolysis if lactate dehydrogenase is inhibited?
This is a biochemistry question, and I don't think it should be closed. However I don't understand the question. Does the cell-free extract contain mitochondria? If so the pyruvate will enter and be converted to acetyl CoA by pyruvate dehydrogenase. The text of the question makes no sense to me. What do you mean by "intermediate" in this context?
Mar
11
revised How many nucleotide pairs code one gene?
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Mar
6
reviewed Approve suggested edit on Number of reading frames in nucleotide sequence
Mar
5
revised How does a thymidine block halt DNA synthesis?
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Mar
4
revised Does one neurotransmitter travel all the way through the nervous system?
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Mar
4
revised Types of bacteria that will kill other types of bacteria?
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Mar
4
answered How can I resuspend a cell pellet without harming the bacteria?
Mar
4
revised Formation of ammonia from air and moisture
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Mar
3
revised By what mechanism does penicillin resistance usually develop in Streptococcus pneumoniae?
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Mar
2
revised What makes a gene dominant or recessive
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Mar
2
revised Plants without bacteria? is it theoretically possible?
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Feb
28
answered Does the Urea Cycle exist in invertebrates?
Feb
28
comment How do amino acids become attached to tRNA?
...and it happens in the cytosol.
Feb
28
revised How do amino acids become attached to tRNA?
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Feb
28
revised Chromosomes are of different size but why do all chromosomes have similar GC percentage?
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Feb
27
revised Specific enzyme for C. elegans
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