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Bacterial

(Science: microbiology) bacteria are group of micro-organisms that are a single cell approximately 1 micron in transverse diameter. Some bacteria cause disease in man, requiring treatment with an antibiotic.


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Re: How to be "good at the bench"

... can be used for making buffers, but not for cell-cultures or molecular biological purposes. Sterilization 1. Autoclave most buffers, and undefined bacterial and yeast media 2. Don’t autoclave: corrosives (Acids, phenol, bases), solvents or volatiles (ethanol, methanol. Chloroform); liquids containing ...

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by jangajarn
Sat May 23, 2009 7:15 pm
 
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How to be "good at the bench"
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Re: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?

... from my standpoint, I see cell division as the glory of God! but the genes for some of them, if not most, are thought to have originally been of bacterial origin, having since been transferred to the eukaryotic nucleus during evolution. "...are thought..." is the only evidence we have ...

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by AFJ
Thu May 21, 2009 1:44 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Any SOLID arguments against evolution?
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Use of Bacteria

... industry. Products like yoghurt and cheese (along with sauerkraut, coffee, cocoa and butter - to name only a few), for instance, are the result of bacterial fermentation processes. Vinegar is produced by the bacterial fermentation of wine.

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by DanielSan
Tue May 19, 2009 7:58 pm
 
Forum: Microbiology
Topic: Use of Bacteria
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Views: 185

Uses for the PCR technique?

... mutagenic primers is used to amplify the entire plasmid. This generates a nicked, circular DNA which can undergo repair by endogenous bacterial machinery. However, this process does not amplify the DNA exponentially, rather, linearly. Yields are complicated by the fact that the product ...

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by MrMistery
Mon May 04, 2009 11:41 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Uses for the PCR technique?
Replies: 4
Views: 256

Re: Really puzzled with gene expresseion!!!!

The bacterial system controlling expression of the genes needed to take up and use lactose is a classic example of the regulation of genes in response to an organism's environment. It is also a dangerous example, as it is a ...

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by jonmoulton
Mon Apr 27, 2009 3:07 pm
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Really puzzled with gene expresseion!!!!
Replies: 4
Views: 222
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