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Sandra Porter I am a microbiologist and molecular biologist turned tenured biotech faculty turned bioinformatics scientist turned entrepreneur. My passion is developing instructional materials for 21st century biology (Digital World Biology).

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June 28, 2007

Test PCR primers with blastn

Category: Chautauqua 2007

When we make primer sequences for an assay, two characteristics we're concerned with are the specificity of the primers and the sensitivity. We can use blastn to evaluate whether or...

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Accession numbers for primer design

Category: Chautauqua 2007

X71396, U37840, AF242849, Z11977, K03291, AY568721, NM_113475, NM_001056982, NM_001048464, NM_001060543, NM_001060540, NM_001061783, NM_129923, NM_129922, NM_001067252, NM_001056384, NM_001053908, NM_001058687, NM_001059721, NM_001062013, NM_111344, NM_115302, NM_001056908, NM_112085...

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June 27, 2007

Is Alaska preparing for bird flu?

Category: viruses

I'm seeing these things everywhere. Well, okay, maybe not everywhere. But I have seen lots of these in both Fairbanks and Anchorage. Is this a coincidence? This is a hand-sanitizer,...

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June 22, 2007

What if Garrison Keillor did bionformatics?

Category: Bioinformatics

What happens when a biologist tries to talk to the IT group?

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June 21, 2007

Using Bioinformatics to Study Evolution: Animating PCR

Category: Chautauqua 2007

The best PCR animations on the web

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June 20, 2007

"A college education is not job training"

Category: Bioinformatics

Answers to a commenter who bemoans bioinformatics education.

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June 19, 2007

To bioinformatics students everywhere: advice from the pros

Category: Bioinformatics

Know your biology! I get asked often about the type of bioinformatics training that students should get and whether it should be a special course or not. And I answer...

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June 4, 2007

Making course evaluations useful

Category: teaching

Do course evaluations have to be a popularity contest? Or can they be useful tools for improving a class? tags: teaching, student evaluations A few days ago, evolgen lamented that...

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June 3, 2007

No carnivals on the street?

Category: Announcements

There are plenty of carnivals to juggle on the 'net.

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June 1, 2007

Digital Biology Friday: hot plants and viruses, the finale

Category: Bioinformatics

Could a protein from a virus help plants handle global warming?

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