...Addgene Blog Learn about Synthetic Biology with BioBuilder Use Addgene Videos to Learn about Basic Lab Techniques...species, but these studies generally leave questions about gene function wide open. What if two seemingly similar...been using yeast models (3, 4) to answer questions about the evolution of the genes involved in methionine...question, the plasmids are also used to teach students about restriction mapping and western blotting. Students...communicating science to the public. You can find out more about Clare at the Biology Dept. site.  References 1. ...PMC4596657. 5. Thomas, D., & Surdin-Kerjan, Y. Metabolism of sulfur amino acids in Saccharomyces cerevisiae...Functional genomics research in an introductory laboratory course. CBE-Life Sci. Educ. 17, ar1. (2018). ...

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...for gene manipulation together with information about the genome are powerful resources for investigating...zebrafish genome was published in 2013, revealing that about 70% of human genes have a counterpart in zebrafish...networks that regulate processes from development to metabolism to fertility. Several zebrafish-specific gene...gene expression databases that provide information about when and where genes are active in developing embryos...genome sequences become available, new hypotheses about specific genetic interactions arise and tools to...genome, their long three-month generation time and labor-intensive maintenance compared to invertebrate model...Patrick Müller’s group at the FriedrichMiescher Laboratory of the Max Planck Society in Tübingen, Germany...

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