Genetics
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Cool DNA Video RNA silencing
Posted by Greg Laden on November 10, 2007 From the provider: Mechanism of RNA silencing; a cool video clip based on the animation from “Nature”. Video material: Nature Magazine; music mix and sound effects by boulderdash. Please critique. Suitable for classroom use?
Paul Rothemund: Casting spells with DNA (TED)
Posted by Greg Laden on November 9, 2007 Giardia: Protozoan of never ending wonders
Posted by Greg Laden on November 9, 2007 … well, OK, maybe that is a slight exaggeration. You know about giardia. Giardia intestinalis. It causes a nasty gut infection, and you get it by drinking water pretty much anywhere in the US (potentially). It is very hard to get rid of. Giardia adapt to immune system attacks (of their host) in a way…
YA Genome: Fruit Flies
Posted by Greg Laden on November 8, 2007 I’m sure you’ ve heard, but in case not: Not one, not two, not even three, but TEN new genomes were just released, bringing the total for fruit fly genomes to twelve species. These fruit flies diverged several tens of millions of years ago, which in the large picture, is kinda recent. This will allow…
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