Educational Planarian Tools for Teaching Developmental Biology Techniques
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...dsRNA-expressing E. coli that are mixed with liver paste. Prior to mixing with the liver paste, these E. coli are...through the induction of T7 polymerase encoded in the E. coli genome (usually controlled by IPTG). For this...expression to work, students have to use a commercial E. coli strain that is designated as DE3.
For Phagocata...picky eaters and refuse to eat liver paste mixed with E. coli. Thus, to get the dsRNA into Phagocata morgani...are 11 different genes cloned into plasmids to investigate for each of these planarian species.
These plasmids...time or after genetic manipulation. The technique involves using synthetically made RNA (riboprobes) with... the riboprobes are created, the WISH protocol involves preparation of the tissue sample, several washes...