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Posts Tagged ‘protein expression’

Your mom is like a phage display experiment

In Science on May 18, 2013 at 10:33 am

pSEX-phage-display

Relies on pSEX to get results.

Submitted by Below Average.

{phage display}

Your mom is like my tasteless blog III

In About the Blog, Science on April 3, 2013 at 9:37 am

promoter-new

Not mentioned in polite company.

April Fool’s week meta-humor!

Original post here.

Your mom is like a directed evolution hit

In Science on March 17, 2013 at 9:52 am

directed-evolution

The product of artificial selection.

Submitted by Below Average.

{directed evolution; protein engineering}

Your mom is like an autoclave

In Science on January 21, 2013 at 11:53 am

baffled-autoclaving

Hot, steamy, and sterilizes.

Figure by Below Average. Collaboration with Your Face’s Grad Student and Peptide Chick’s Mom.

(Part 2 of 2.  Part 1.)

Your mom is like a shaker flask

In Science on January 21, 2013 at 11:52 am

baffled-autoclaving-flask only

Baffled.

Figure by Below Average. Collaboration with et al.

(Continued…)

Your mom is like cell lysate

In Science on December 1, 2012 at 11:33 am

Goopy and full of debris.

Submitted by Below Average.

Your mom is like a constitutive promoter

In Science on November 14, 2012 at 1:49 am

promoter-new

Leaky and turned on.

Submitted by Your Face.

{promoter}