Having to do a panel review of others scientific works has made me keenly aware that others will eventually be viewing my work and might be critiquing it very harshly. This time my work was judged by a bunch of my fellow students that don’t have all that vested an interest in my work and… Continue reading Writing exercise #6
Writing Assignment 5
It is always fascinating to learn about how the tools that we as scientists use every-day are discovered. PCR is one the main tools in our toolbox as microbiologists that without it would make the process of scientific research almost untenable. Learning about how this process was discovered and streamlined so that it could be… Continue reading Writing Assignment 5
Writing exercise 4
Pope V and Ousley L. in their dissertation on the effects of hand saniter hand sanitizer use and handwashing during the COVID-19 pandemic(2020). Describes the long lasting effect of repeated hand sanitizer use on an individual’s hands and their long term health overall. The purpose of this work was to show how long term use… Continue reading Writing exercise 4
Writing exercise 3
Peer reviewing is a process in which a scientific or scholarly work is placed under review by an expert (or experts) in a field related to said work. These experts will evaluate if the experiment is possible, repeatable, and meritable. This process, if done well and without bias, allows a worthy scholarly work to be… Continue reading Writing exercise 3
Discussion board 2
Basically, in this paper the author talks about the same recombineering principles that we talk about in class and shows how they can be applies to bacterial cells. The author also talks about how using clustered (CRISPR)/CRISPR-associated protein (Cas) system allows for more efficient application of E. coli than other previous systems.
Assignment #2
CRISPR was originally a defense mechanism used by bacteria and archaea but can now be used by scientists to essentially snip out sections of DNA. This allows us to either remove unwanted gene sequences or open spaces up to insert our own manufactured sequences to edit genes to bring about a desired change. This can… Continue reading Assignment #2
Assgnment #1
I personally know very little about bacteria cloning via vectors. If its anything like plant cloning its the induced or artifictial reproduction of an organism through hormones or a modified environ such that it produces a genetically similar copy to the sample used in the initial process.
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