<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:49:32 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@lifeandbiology/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Foundation of Molecular Biology: Plasmid DNA]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lifeandbiology/the-foundation-of-molecular-biology-plasmid-dna</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lifeandbiology/the-foundation-of-molecular-biology-plasmid-dna</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeandbiology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2018 19:11:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/LcTxR7u1XKaa3e4T1EBuBP18JezPvjFFo8gNuE9CiKHBn3SBjX59DHNhHBquZWCNE67pdWea57S6amZ6EfsLLrYwXG5gDnCz5WR826SkUc8NB2XRcHFfbXQ39XYbmzYiQJxcRUK5RJ2CrvmzGQoYA3fDQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investment Gardening #3]]></title><description><![CDATA[Now that I've started investment gardening, I can't help but continue to add to my portfolio. 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You will find]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lifeandbiology/why-work-with-escherichia-coli</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lifeandbiology/why-work-with-escherichia-coli</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeandbiology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2018 18:23:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8JxyWvtbhvcm5k3roJwHBR4WTALx7XaoRovZSeKPXXGnYYmtR4ui2YB5dD3DGYotcj89uryVykm2uR2AksMSZHgLnTwwCutmjhVpjZ5XZGganNvyxkDZWy6RMQ?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reginald Von Hoobie-Doobie]]></title><description><![CDATA[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.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lifeandbiology/reginald-von-hoobie-doobie</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/photography/@lifeandbiology/reginald-von-hoobie-doobie</guid><category><![CDATA[photography]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeandbiology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 25 May 2018 15:15:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/HNWT6DgoBc14riaEeLCzGYopkqYBKxpGKqfNWfgr368M9V3TEGEKXGERBUAw4bM52qpGgzanNF1G2Z2arH15nLU2HnyKxLWdjWLhNcV8oiru78WhqUmR2AnJj66?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to study human proteins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our laboratory studies E3 ubiquitin ligase enzymes. 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It looks like she will turn 100 in August.]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lifeandbiology/stem-forever</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lifeandbiology/stem-forever</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeandbiology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 15:11:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/JvFFVmatwWHVQPjDcGkFxELgGtwNAntRtiqDuEyxy3aivi9djoE5GucHb21GcR5KFTnv318istAabNWKW7o5ogXRBLbsUwKnQXLbT8PiiqCEjtQr7hk7c4o8FQWmvmcg1fnmywjyAE?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colorado Tick Fever Virus research in my lab]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tick-borne diseases are very common in the United States. 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Last year, my return on investment was essentially]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@lifeandbiology/investment-gardening-1</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/gardening/@lifeandbiology/investment-gardening-1</guid><category><![CDATA[gardening]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeandbiology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2018 22:18:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4i88GgaV8qiGEw1xifwYz2xp7RJEnNpBZq7dn2K5yUNxAsesRGNPNKkZzNwoLKixZQFJguoBrpmxKUBtT4KXMvXKz5wWPQ8GnTE221yDA7A393Zd2ehPcbCAz2?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antiviral protein research in my laboratory]]></title><description><![CDATA[When a cell is infected with a virus, it defends itself by responding with the production of hundreds of proteins. 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(Hint: Location, location, location…)]]></title><description><![CDATA[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,]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lifeandbiology/commensal-bacteria-live-on-our-bodies-e-g-on-skin-and-in-our-bodies-e-g-mucosal-surfaces-these-bacteria-typically-do-not-cause</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/steemstem/@lifeandbiology/commensal-bacteria-live-on-our-bodies-e-g-on-skin-and-in-our-bodies-e-g-mucosal-surfaces-these-bacteria-typically-do-not-cause</guid><category><![CDATA[steemstem]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeandbiology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 13:40:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxvDZG9qYrsSvDqYeABF1GqkXYm2Ven9EzcqW6eNhU4NwxKunS6msMaFwSTGoQb8cParDkcudwi8dUP3Y1jDXX5xRY6N4TnBkUcEeMMoonUnMsFDpYgomEZMUKFKrT8RY9BzNWNTfrmU?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immunology question game!  Give me your best answers. (Round 2)]]></title><description><![CDATA[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]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/science/@lifeandbiology/immunology-question-game-give-me-your-best-answers-round-2</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/science/@lifeandbiology/immunology-question-game-give-me-your-best-answers-round-2</guid><category><![CDATA[science]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[lifeandbiology]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2018 02:52:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/vM1pGHgNcyCiaxZmdb555hkjecmqomntNdRp7jgAJrnQzXWpCqqbmXQsTzc6jUGk4QTXjhBgFrtVxn6VGacmfHw5vB8A3KtvjUEuFBbahw4gjKitvnjrKWLV9ZR16jjqRn92zGv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immunology history: Compare and contrast selective theory with instructional theory.  How did the clonal selection theory extend upon the selective theory?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Antibodies were originally called “antitoxins” because they neutralized toxic/pathogenic molecules produced by infectious organisms. 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