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Comment on Why yeast? Part II by Veronika Miskolci

Veronika Miskolci — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:24:56 +0000

Hi,
I would appreciate your explanation if you described the diploid knockout in a little bit more detail. I am a first year graduate student taking molecular genetics. The professor rushed through this technique. What is confusing me is how do you study the function of the essential gene if you still have one good copy of it? Why would it be called a knockout if you still have a copy? I understand you need a copy to keep the cell alive. Would the one copy give you an inpaired function, and that’s how you infer the function of the essential gene? Thank you!!!

Comment on So, what does an expensive microscope look like? by filmon daniel

filmon daniel — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:53:26 +0000

I want it now

Comment on So, what does an expensive microscope look like? by adhanom semere

adhanom semere — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 14:51:52 +0000

hey,

I was blown away with this microscope.I had never seen a microscope as good as this one.If you don’t mind can you write the name of the microscope so that my mother could buy it for me in my birthday. My father can’t buy it because he dooes not live with me and my mom. He left us when i was only one year and a half. I heard he now lives in France with my three half sisters and my half brother. I try to contact him but he just ignors me, he doesn’t even call me. I have never seen him for over nine years.

Comment on So, what does an expensive microscope look like? by Matt

Matt — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:52:24 +0000

Hello.

That is a very interesting set-up you have. I am interested in purchasing something similar for my hobby–mycology. Could you write down the specs and brand names/models so I could purchase something similar? Price isn’t an extreme impediment but I wouldn’t want to spend over several thousand dollars.

Cheers,
Matt

Comment on About by Greg Dyas

Greg Dyas — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 08:01:19 +0000

Hi Elisabeth,

Nice blog! Searched for you on a lark, and here you are blogging like a big bloggy thing. I don’t know if you’ll remember me from BU, but thought it would be worth a shot to contact you from your blog comments.

It’s nice to see you doing well, in grad school and enjoying life. My wife Shelby (who interestingly is an absolute knitting nut as well) & I live here in Simi Valley, have two rugrats (girls, 6 & 2), and I work as a scientist in Amgen’s Hematology research division.

And IMO the best reason to work with yeast is that it makes the lab smell vaguely of bread. Please do email, I’d enjoy hearing from you.

–Greg Dyas
gldyas@yahoo.com

Comment on No common ground by Coturnix

Coturnix — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:35:18 +0000

Get your talking points here.

Comment on A different kind of microscope by marie joy usi

marie joy usi — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:53:22 +0000

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Comment on Blog blah by Microscopes

Microscopes — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 02:10:53 +0000

Wow, i like this, its informative. Keep up…

Comment on Lab update 2-15-08 by Lab update 3-1-08 « SECular Thoughts

Lab update 3-1-08 « SECular Thoughts — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:10:16 +0000

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Comment on Probably not the actual lyrics by Laelaps

Laelaps — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 20:45:46 +0000

I always heard the lyric “There’s a bad moon on the rise” in the CCR song correctly until someone told me that they thought it was “There’s a bathroom on the right.” Now I can’t stop hearing the “alternate” version…