Competence

... statement will always be blown up by the media. But a nobel prize is an award for wonderful acomplishments and certainly not a proof of universal competence as many laureatees have proved...

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Not really - besides plasmid transformation, there is also the uptake of naked DNA when bacteria in natural populations are in a state of natural competence. Fragments of chromosomal DNA from lysed bacteria can enter into neigbouring bacteria (then followed by homologous recombination). There is ...

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... then introduced into the host vector where expression of engineered molecules affects the host’s ability to transmit the pathogen, i.e. its vector competence. This approach attempts to decrease pathogen transmission without adverse effects on vectors themselves. http://pewagbiotech.org/events/0920/bios/durvasula.php

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... the stockpile The =US government is proposing to spend =$4 billion a year to maintain the safety and reliability of its nuclear weapons, and the competence of its weapons scientists, in the absence of nuclear tests. In this week's Commentary =RayKidder, a physicist with =35 years of experience ...

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... cell. Detailed examination of transformation by free DNA in three different bacterial species shows that they all undergo a transient phase of competence for DNA uptake. The mechanisms for inducing competence, however, are distinctly different in the three species. Nevertheless, the sets of ...

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