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suicide

The act of killing oneself.


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Re: Markerless mutants using suicide vector

Thanks for your response, JackBean. Markerless deletion of alleles in this bacteria have been reported (a few 10's of times in the literature) although it is reported that illegitimate recombinations are more frequent in this bacteria than other gram-negative bacteria. We had been able to generate a...

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by dhkwak1
Wed Dec 19, 2012 1:04 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Markerless mutants using suicide vector
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Markerless mutants using suicide vector

Hello, I'm wanting to generate markerless deletion mutants in my bacteria (A. baumannii) and am using a suicide vector (gentamicin resistance, SacB gene). My vector contains ~1.2kb of homologous sequences that flank both sides of my gene (~2.4kb homologous regions total). After ...

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by dhkwak1
Tue Dec 18, 2012 5:17 am
 
Forum: Genetics
Topic: Markerless mutants using suicide vector
Replies: 2
Views: 972

Did Lemmins really suicide?

No, they are not committing suicide. When population becomes too large, not everyone gets enough food. Some will go off to look for better place.

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by Cat
Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:29 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Did Lemmins really suicide?
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Views: 640

Re: Can you think of an evolutionary reason for this?

... were between 3 and 8 years old and whose fathers were considered socially deviant (meaning they abused drugs or alcohol, were violent, attempted suicide or did prison time)." With this information you can correlate biological fathers' "socially deviant" behavior with early puberty ...

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by Cat
Fri Sep 28, 2012 3:12 pm
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Can you think of an evolutionary reason for this?
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Did Lemmins really suicide?

One popular explanation for their behavior is that the travelers are actually committing suicide to relieve overpopulation. By heading off to die, the suicidal lemmings leave shelter and food for those who stay behind. These surviving individuals will perpetuate their ...

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by sp1nn3r
Fri Sep 28, 2012 7:25 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Did Lemmins really suicide?
Replies: 1
Views: 640
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