Encapsulation also helped cells survive acidic environments (pH 4)

Escherichia coli was not reliably distinguished from Shigella and other Escherichia species sharing the high 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to each other

ANIL20 refers to the total length of the shortest plasmid in the comparison.

This causes that otherwise unrelated plasmids show certain fragments of their genomes with high ANI values

this trend dissipated when we looked within the Enterobacteriaceae family (Fig. 1e, f), indicating that the plasmid-encoded genome is widely shared among different genera in this family

it is unclear whether, at the distal end of this phylogeny, there is anything similar to a “molecular species”: a group of genetically coherent genomes that evolve together.

determining the host range of a certain plasmid requires ways to establish which plasmids can be considered equivalent

To separate cells from electronic background noise and abiotic particles, it is recommended to include nucleic acid stains

Because of the technical complexity of manufacturing coronavirus vaccines, waiving intellectual-property rights, by itself, would have little effect

However, even in unexposed barley seedlings 16% of the cells were induced after 24 h, suggesting the presence of other aromatic compounds were inducing xis-int expression from the regulatable tbuT promoter.

two isogenic mutants of the bacterium Pseudomonas stutzeri.

. Thus, we conclude that genetic variants of the consumer are unlikely to cause the emergence of the two patterns of spatial self-organization.

If the “consumer first” pattern were caused by genetic variants, then the number of “consumer first” patterns that emerge per range expansion should depend on the initial cell densities of the producer or consumer.

From this result, we considered that las promoter (BBa_J64010) was not regulated by lasR and 3O-C12-HSL.

As the speed of unperturbed electrophoretic polynucleotide passage precludes the resolution of individual nucleotides, a DNA- or RNA-binding motor enzyme is added to the system to gain a processive and slowed down passage (millisecond scale per nucleotide) of the polynucleotide through the nanopore

single-stranded polynucleotide is electrophoretically threaded through a protein or solid-state nanopore.

. For example, if a miscalling occurs at the end of a hairpin in a top strand read, the bottom strand read would correctly basecall this sequence before the hairpin is encountered

prepared for nanopore sequencing. This procedure involves end preparation, adapter ligation and incubation with the motor protein

an inhibitor-resistant high-fidelity DNA polymerase

The Hardware may be used solely with the Consumables.

sequencing adapters, supplied in the kit, are ligated onto the prepared ends.

variables or computations to group by

The basal level of T7-dependent tran-scription in this strain can be reduced by constitutive produc-tion of T7 lyzozyme, a natural inhibitor of T7 RNAP, usingplasmids pLysS and pLysE

simultaneously regulating transcription and translation, we show how basal expression of an inducible system can be reduced, with little impact on the maximum expression rate. Using this approach, we create several stringent expression systems displaying >1000-fold change in their output after induction

Both L2 and the gene of interest (GOI) are separately transcribed by PL1 promoters and the product of L2 activates translation of the GOI transcript.

mf-Lon does not recognize or degrade ec-ssrA, providing a protease and cognate degradation tag with orthogonal functionality in E. coli

the very idea that you could "know" what certain mutations would do — i.e., that you'd know what you'd create and what effect it would have on humans

None of the staff at the Wuhan Institute were infected with SARS-CoV-2; they were PCR/antibody negative

it should be the default hypothesis.

explain the puzzling fact that SARS2 has not changed since it first appeared in humans

pMgrB; PLfurOpMgrB; PLfurO

Using the phoA gene and phoA fusions to monitor expression in these vectors, we show that the ratio of induction/repression can be 1,200-fold, compared with 50-fold for PTAC-based vectors

AraC is already a preferred system within the field for experiments requiring low levels of leak.

While the talks continue, Iran is keeping up the pressure by adding to its stockpile of highly enriched uranium and the equipment to make it, all in violation of the deal.

cells are resuspended in ∼1.5 mL transformation storage buffer

It is reported that functional metagenomic selections identify genes with less than 65% amino acid identity to known resistance genes

simpler ribozymes ('hammerhead' and 'hairpin') are RNAs that catalyse site spe-cific scission of single stranded target RNAs bearing a consensus cleavage site.

to study which conditions are necessary to generate interaction patterns like symbiosis or competition, and how higher order community structure can emerge from these

These functions may arise from genomic scale differential expression and genetic polymorphism at the protein level, established throughout the microbiome/plant co-evolution and could explain its superiority over the maize resident plant-borne microbiome.

more than one-third of the total stalk bacterial endophytes grew specifically in one of the three culture media used, regardless of the type of media

A total of 17 wells containing highly abundant bacteria from the sugarcane core microbiome was selected to construct a synthetic community.

tested for growth viability

see Figure S2 for transformation efficiencies using a chemical transformation protocol

ssrA degradation tags depend on a short sequence on the N terminus of the protein for quick degradation by the ClpX system in E. coli

found that conjugation frequency curves strongly resemble bacterial growth curves, with a lag phase occurring after initial mixing of donor and recipient cells, followed by a period of increasing conjugation (e.g., an exponential phase) that typically ends in a plateau (e.g., a stationary phase)

The FDA clearance and a marked up media highlighting the popularity of the drug prior to the publication of its research could also be the reason why human cognitive biases could have added to the ‘placebo effect’ in a small number of patients

At the same time, many quorum-sensing systems are known to regulate traits that strongly depend on the local cell composition, like conjugative transfer6,7,8, which suggests that cells may profit from limiting their communication range to nearby cells.

This enables cells to accurately detect micron scale changes in the community composition

GelRed, SYBR-Gold, and SYBR-Green must be applied after the run (staining bath) and can't be used with the precast method.

the concentration is calculated based on the fraction of droplets that is empty (that is, the fraction that does not contain any target DNA).

Formula for Calculating Concentration

unexpected extra cluster of positive droplets with fluorescence intensity less than the cluster containing the target of interest can be caused by a sequence variant in the target of interest

The solution is multilateral action in international institutions and international endeavors outside the WTO.

undermining private IP rights would eliminate the incentives that inspire innovation, thus preventing the discovery and development of knowledge for new goods and services that the world needs

The primary justification for granting and protecting IP rights is that they are incentives for innovation, which is the main source for long‐​term economic growth and enhancements in the quality of human life

practical reality of a world in which many medicines would simply not exist if it were not for the existence of IP rights and the protections they are afforded.

have warned that allowing their COVID-19 vaccines to be copied without their permission through recourse to compulsory licensing “would undermine innovation and raise the risk of unsafe viruses

There is no evidence that intellectual property rights are a genuine barrier for accessibility of COVID‐​19‐​related medicines and technologies

Earthworms don’t do well in these hot temperatures compared to red wigglers which have a higher tolerance for temperature differences (they can survive at temperatures between 32 and 95°F / 0 - 35°C).

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The similarity between pBBR1 and some plasmids of gram-positive bacteria has led us to precisely examine its mobilization function

The pUB origin of replication stems from Staphylococcus aureus and is known to be active in a wide range of low GC Gram-positive bacteria (Firmicutes)

For many scientists, a new discovery is followed by a plan to make money, to form a company and get a patent.

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this expression contains two infix calls:

Plasmids are then recovered from yeast DNA by transforming into E. coli

, a hot-start PCR enzyme that prevents non-specific amplification from mispriming or primer-dimer formation during reaction mixture preparation

dsDNA substrate is best for insertions or deletions greater than approximately 20 nucleotides, while ssDNA substrate is best for point mutations or changes of only a few base pairs. 

In contrast, SLiCE is an in vitro recombination method facilitated by bacterial cell extracts.

perhaps immunity will fade faster, for instance. But holding to the current dosing schedules means a slower vaccination program and more deaths.

when assembling Escherichia coli K12 MG1655. This genome can only be assembled into a single contig when the read length exceeds the size of the longest repeat in the genome, a multi-copy rDNA operon

AS-PCR was developed over 30 years ago (Petruska et al., 1988; Wu et al., 1989) and is commonly used for molecular genotyping in laboratory diagnostics

When you have the data-variable in a function argument (i.e. an env-variable that holds a promise2), you need to embrace the argument by surrounding it in doubled braces, like filter(df, {{ var }})

will show in real-time what downstream processes have been completed for each sample.

filtered onto a track-etched membrane (pore size: 0.2 µm, Whatman CycloporeTM, UK). Filters were placed on agar-solidified (15 g/l) SW or MC medium

Phanta Max Super-Fidelity DNA Polymerase is a new generation superior enzyme based on Pfu DNA Polymerase for robust PCR with extreme fidelity. High amplification efficiency and template adaptability makes Phanta Max suitable for almost all PCR reactions. The unique extension factor, specificity-promoting factors and plateau-inhibiting factor in Phanta Max greatly improve its long-fragment amplification ability, specificity and yield

The enzyme offers fast amplification and strong strand displacement capabilities, making it ideal for nucleic acid amplification methods such as whole genome amplification, multiple displacement amplification and isothermal amplification.

patent protections and the profits they derive are a requirement for the innovation that yields lifesaving medicines.

the kinetics of hybridization remain poorly understood, and no models or algorithms have been reported that accurately predict hybridization rate constants from sequence and reaction conditions (temperature and salinity). This knowledge deficiency has adversely impacted the research community by requiring either trial-and-error optimization of DNA primer and probe sequences for new genetic regions of interest, or brute-force use of thousands of DNA probes for target enrichment

resulting suspension was transferred onto sterile 0,2 μm nitrocellulose filters (Advantec) that were placed over 10% TSB agar media

2 ml of mating suspension was transferred to a sterile 0.22-μm Cyclopore membrane (Whatman) by vacuum filtration (<0.4 mbar)

Patients in the placebo group received identical-looking tablets and drops

use of plasmid DNA enabled lower depth sequencing, and assemblies sufficient for full antimicrobial resistance gene annotation were obtained with as few as 2,000 to 5,000 reads, which could be acquired in 20 min of sequencing

Make sure the 3′ end of the primer contains a C or G residue, because T and A residues bind more easily to DNA in a non-specific way

methylated motifs. These motifs often differ among species and strains24,25, making it possible to use combinations of methylated motifs (endogenous epigenetic barcode) for metagenomic binning.

Our method takes advantage of these endogenous epigenetic barcodes to resolve individual reads and assembled contigs into species- and strain-level bins

This work facilitates the reporting of promoters in absolute units, the variability in their activity across a population, and their quantitative toll on cellular resources

getting severely ill when infected with TB if they inherited two copies of a rare variant of the immune gene TKY2, called P1104A.

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The TURBO DNA-free™ Kit contains reagents for the efficient, complete digestion of DNA along with the removal of the enzyme and divalent cations post-digestion.

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Pointing to the country's priority list, announced way ahead of the vaccine rollout earlier this month, he said, "In the first seven to eight months, we are focused on the 30 crore people, about which we have talked quite often and we know who those people are, who are the needier".

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Our preferred gender pronoun for generic references is the female: “she”, “her”, etc.

Plate-reader measurements of bacterial growth in the presence of various antibiotic concentrations were used for MIC values. For the strains used in conjugative experiments (both within and across genera) as well as the post-conjugation transconjugants,

He picked himself for the match so as to fulfill the BCCI criterion (which requires state administrators to have at least one first-class match experience) for becoming a selector at the state level. After the match, he appointed himself as the chairman of selectors of HPCA Ranji trophy cricket team

curcumin doesn’t have any of the basic qualifications of a good pharmaceutical. Studies have shown that rats absorb less than 1% of the curcumin they eat.

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A ribosome typically covers 10 codon positions and hence ℓ = 10 with the A-site of the ribosome located at the sixth codon position in this segment

We have identified several safe insertion regions (SIRs) within E. coli MG1655 that do not contain any known genes or regulatory regions

Aminimumof%20basepairsinacompletelyhomologoussegmentisrequiredforsignificantrecombination.Thereisanexponentialincreaseinthefre-quencyofrecombinationwhenthelengthofhomologousDNAisincreasedfrom20basepairsto74basepairsandanapparentlylinearincreasewithlongerDNAsegments.Mis-matcheswithinahomologoussegmentcandramaticallyde-creasethefrequencyofrecombination.

However, to our knowledge, there is no study that compares microbial communities in different CW designs with different wetland plant species treating pesticides.

newly acquired spacers derived from pTrig were 34 times more prevalent in response to the signal than without, increasing from 0.038(±0.004)% to 1.28(±0.03)% among all arrays in the cell populations

cellular data recorders offer the capacity to measure biologically relevant signals15,16,17,18,19 in places that are otherwise difficult to access, such as inside the body20,21, and over time22

Dr Samiran Panda, a scientist at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), told The Wire Science earlier this week that the “mode” is effectively a single-arm clinical trial that wouldn’t have have a placebo and whose results wouldn’t be published in peer-reviewed journals – but with everything else being the same.

Here, we present the development and application of the BioMe plate, a redesigned microplate device in which pairs of wells are separated by porous membranes

This variant presents 14 non-synonymous mutations, 6 synonymous mutations and 3 deletions. The multiple mutations present in the viral RNA encoding for the spike protein (S) are of most concern, such as the deletion Δ69-70, deletion Δ144, N501Y, A570D, D614G, P681H, T716I, S982A, D1118H

a 2 mm buffer overlay

RSF1010 is maintained at a copy-number of about 10-12 per chromosome in E coli, P. aeruginosa and S. enterica sv.Typhimurium (Frey and Bagdasarian, 1989)

ResCap capture library is a homemade core reference database (which will be available upon request) that comprises both well-known and hypothetical genes encoding resistance to antimicrobials

SeqCapEZ (NimbleGene) technology, which includes probes for 8667 canonical resistance genes (7963 antibiotic resistance genes and 704 genes conferring resistance to metals or biocides), and 2517 relaxase genes (plasmid markers) and 78,600 genes homologous to the previous identified targets (47,806 for antibiotics and 30,794 for biocides or metals)

the bacteria of the recipient strain was unable to grow on the plate containing ampicillin (> 100 mg/L) and gentamicin (> 50 mg/L) by drug sensitivity test

Non-lethal dose chlorine (0.5 mg/L) increased the conjugation transfer frequency,which confirmed that the mRNA expression levels of type IV secretion system (T4SS) proteins vir4D, vir5B and vir10B were significantly enhanced

something that the alternative online media has been unable to do is where mainstream media platforms are still unrivalled – being a one-stop repository for different sets of news consumers. MSM digital platforms, despite many flaws, thrive as catch-all baskets for round-the-clock information seekers, ranging from politics to cricket, from fashion to music and important news (which doesn’t only mean the unusual massacres) from a hamlet in Arwal district in Bihar to that from a Delhi suburb.

we developed a vastly improved INTEGRATE system that uses streamlined expression vectors to direct highly accurate insertions at ~100% efficiency effectively in a single orientation, independent of the cargo size, without requiring selection markers

This work provides CasTn as a new method for host-independent, programmable, targeted DNA insertions to expand the genomic engineering toolbox.

Indeed, the cell-lysate approach was found to be associated with superior sensitivity in some cases5.

using a commercially available reagent (Bio-Rad SPR) that generates RT-qPCR-ready cell lysates with minimal manipulations. Similar reagents are now available from a number of sources (Ambion Cells-to-CT, Invitrogen CellsDirect, Roche RealTime Ready Cell Lysis, etc.)

we demonstrate improved PCR-enhancing cocktails containing nonionic detergent, l-carnitine, d-(+)-trehalose, and heparin. These cocktails, in combination with two inhibitor-resistant Taq mutants, OmniTaq and Omni Klentaq, enabled efficient amplification of exogenous, endogenous, and high-GC content DNA targets directly from crude samples containing human plasma, serum, and whole blood without DNA purification.

We found that a lysis solution containing both the non-ionic detergent (IGEPAL CA-630, chemically equivalent to Nonidet P-40 or NP-40) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) gave the best RT-qPCR yield. This direct lysis to reverse transcription protocol outperformed a column-based extraction method using a commercial kit.

However, by the time scientific studies make it to the real world, shortcomings and limitations are removed to present palatable (and often wrong) conclusions to a general audience.

There are many commercial interests invested in persuading us to eat things that may be edible, but shouldn’t really be considered food

While no serious climate scientist doubts the fact that human activities are causing climate change, this can’t be proved through experimentation on another Earth.

Transformation of S. meliloti is counteracted by the restriction endonuclease HsdR degrading DNA which lacks the appropriate methylation pattern

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Transfer of plasmid RP4 during bacterial conjugation requires the plasmid-encoded TraJ protein, which binds to a 19-base pair invert sequence repetition within the transfer origin

Fluorescence values for sfGFP (excitation, 485 nm; emission, 528 nm) and mCherry (excitation, 580 nm; emission, 610 nm)

. Some SsGCs exhibited universal activation across all hosts in both reporters (constructs A–C

it was liable to impact the final results of the vaccine trial since, as more participants in the placebo arm would become infected, “the result of those getting the vaccine would obviously look better”.

By giving the confidence to participants that they are safe after taking the shots, the participants may become complacent. The people in the placebo group, in reality, have got zero level of protection, hence increasing their chances of getting the infection,” he said.

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it remains unclear exactly why resources are exchanged among trees in the first place

We recommend the following changes to the default settings when designing ddPCR assays:

Strive for a Tm between 50 and 65°C. One way to calculate Tm values is by using the nearest-neighbor method. Use the Tm calculator at http://www.basic.northwestern.edu/biotools/oligocalc.html, with values of 50 mM for salt concentration and 300 nM for oligonucleotide concentration

flow cytometry data were analyzed in R using the flowCore Bioconductor package (

flow cytometry using the red fluorescent nucleic acid dye SYTO17 as a counterstain to improve detection of cells with a low GFP signal

has developed novel bioinformatics software called OliVar, which allows researchers and assay developers to automate and design assays that target regions of the virus genome that have the lowest frequency of mutation

mRNA-1273 vaccine candidate, manufactured by Moderna, encodes the S-2P antigen, consisting of the SARS-CoV-2 glycoprotein with a transmembrane anchor and an intact S1–S2 cleavage site. S-2P is stabilized in its prefusion conformation by two consecutive proline substitutions at amino acid positions 986 and 987, at the top of the central helix in the S2 subunit

Lithium Acetate Borate (LAB) buffer is an agarose gel electrophoresis media for DNA gels

Cell densities achieved with TB were over 3 times greater than those seen with the most commonly used broth, LB, and DNA yields were 2.5 fold higher

SOC is added to E. coli cells to aid recovery after exposure to high salt concentrations and heat shock in many chemical-based DNA transformation protocols

In this study, we have quantitated yields of low copy and single copy number plasmid DNAs after growth of cells in four widely used broths (SB, SOC, TB, and 2xYT) and compared results to those obtained with LB, the most common E. coli cell growth medium