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steemstem
2018-06-06 19:11
The Foundation of Molecular Biology: Plasmid DNA
I found that the blog post about plasmids that I had outlined in my head had been written already on a website called Addgene. The beginning of the Addgene post echoes many of the points that I made in
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gardening
2018-06-04 15:07
Investment Gardening #3
Now that I've started investment gardening, I can't help but continue to add to my portfolio. This past weekend, I planted a couple of aronia (chokeberry) bushes to a few gaps in the ornamental coniferous
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steemstem
2018-05-29 18:23
Why work with Escherichia coli (E. coli)?
It would probably be difficult to find a molecular biology laboratory that didn’t have a freezer full of E. coli. Species that are commonly used in biology labs are called model organisms. You will find
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photography
2018-05-25 15:15
Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie
Life and Biology focuses on the latter, but here's my dog, Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie (named after a character in a children's book), a big joy in my life.
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steemstem
2018-05-21 15:41
How to study human proteins
Our laboratory studies E3 ubiquitin ligase enzymes. This video puts these E3 enzymes into the context of the ubiquitin enzyme cascade that consists of E1, E2, and E3 enzymes as well as ubiquitin and target
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steemstem
2018-05-18 15:11
STEM Forever
What a great story Katherine Johnson's life is. It looks like she will turn 100 in August.
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steemstem
2018-05-18 12:43
Colorado Tick Fever Virus research in my lab
Tick-borne diseases are very common in the United States. While the number of tick-borne disease cases in Montana is relatively small, these diseases can be serious and include Lyme disease, tularemia,
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photography
2018-05-18 02:53
Up a Creek
Exploring Spring Creek in the Black Hills of South Dakota
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gardening
2018-05-17 22:44
Investment Gardening #2
The average last frost date in Butte, Montana is in July. Needless to say, this makes gardening especially difficult. Tizer Gardens in Jefferson City, Montana was recommended as a place to go to find plants
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gardening
2018-05-17 22:18
Investment Gardening #1
Gardening is a lot of work...and, because of the way I did it, I had to start over every year. I recently moved to Butte, Montana which is in zone 3. Last year, my return on investment was essentially
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steemstem
2018-05-17 21:32
Antiviral protein research in my laboratory
When a cell is infected with a virus, it defends itself by responding with the production of hundreds of proteins. A large proportion of the proteins that are made during the infection are encoded by
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steemstem
2018-05-17 21:16
Macrophage research in my lab
Macrophages are an amazing cell type. Literally translated as “big eaters”, these cells are found abundantly in nearly every tissue of the body. Typically, macrophages quietly go about their business eating
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steemstem
2018-05-17 20:58
Leishmania (parasite) research in my laboratory
Neglected tropical diseases, such as leishmaniasis, are exactly what the name implies; these diseases occur mostly in third-world countries and have typically received less attention from research agencies
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steemstem
2018-05-17 15:13
Science Quote: George Washington
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steemstem
2018-05-15 00:56
Science in a Minute - New Antiviral Defense Systems Discovered
A one-minute summary of "Systematic discovery of antiphage defense systems in the microbial pangenome" by Doron et. al Some of the most useful tools in the molecular biologists toolkit come from
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photography
2018-05-14 13:26
Fairy Garden
Location: Tizer Botanical Gardens and Arboretum, Jefferson City, Montana Occasion: Mothers Day
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2018-05-14 13:15
Fairy Garden
Location: Tizer Botanical Gardens and Arboretum, Jefferson City, Montana Occasion: Mothers Day
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steemstem
2018-05-13 13:40
When might commensal bacteria cause pathology and why? (Hint: Location, location, location…)
Commensal bacteria live on our bodies (e.g. on skin) and in our bodies (e.g. mucosal surfaces). These bacteria typically do not cause pathology. When might they cause pathology and why? (Hint: Location,
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science
2018-05-13 02:52
Immunology question game! Give me your best answers. (Round 2)
Hey steemit community, think you know immunology? Provide your best answers to these questions and we'll see whose answers get up-voted the most. I'll provide feedback to your answers and we'll see how
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science
2018-05-13 02:05
Immunology history: Compare and contrast selective theory with instructional theory. How did the clonal selection theory extend upon the selective theory?
Antibodies were originally called “antitoxins” because they neutralized toxic/pathogenic molecules produced by infectious organisms. It was originally thought that the diversity of antibodies/antitoxins
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