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Science of Life: SAR11

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My discoveries in the world of biology. SAR 11 is one of the most ubiquitous organisms on earth. With it's 1.3 Mb genome, that was only recently sequenced and annotated, it is a smallest known bacteria (1/100th of the size of the average bacteria) and it thrives in the oligotrophic ocean. It's abundance is mind-boggling: 200,000 to 300,000 cells per milliliter! This intriguing prokaryote is being researched at Stephen Giovannoni's lab. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Not junk after all.

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Science of Life: Linkie Winkie

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My discoveries in the world of biology. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Arts and Crafts Central.

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Science of Life: April 2006

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My discoveries in the world of biology. Not junk after all. From IBM press releases page. The findings will be published. In the next PNAS issue. Here is the abstract of the publication:. IBM Research Press Resources IBM Discovery Could Shed New Light on Workings of the Human Genome. SAR 11 is one of the most ubiquitous organisms on earth. It is an aerobic heterotroph and only recently sucessfuly cultured in a lab. The comparative genomics is of particular interest, since it's genome can shed some ad...

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Science of Life: SAR11 - update

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My discoveries in the world of biology. OK, so here is the long promised SAR11 update. Actually it is quite a nice story. 1979 Dahlem Konferenzen Prediction. A high surface-to-volume ratio. SAR11 is one of the smallest known prokaryotes. Its’ bean shaped cell is about 0.5 µm long and 0.2 µm wide. Preferential usage of metabolic energy for nutrient uptake. Possession of high-affinity, low-specificity transport systems. ABC transporters are considered to generally be a high affinity enzymes with a very hig...

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Science of Life: Invasive Species Newsflash!

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My discoveries in the world of biology. Seems like no habitat, regardless of how isolated and inappropriate for human colonisation, is not spared of the invasive species plague. New Scientist reports on invasive species becoming a problem even on Antarctica (registration required):. New Scientist SPACE - Premium- Alien species at the gates of Antarctica - Breaking News. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Arts and Crafts Central.

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Science of Life: Not junk after all

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My discoveries in the world of biology. Not junk after all. From IBM press releases page. The findings will be published. In the next PNAS issue. Here is the abstract of the publication:. IBM Research Press Resources IBM Discovery Could Shed New Light on Workings of the Human Genome. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Not junk after all. Arts and Crafts Central.

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Science of Life: June 2006

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My discoveries in the world of biology. When discussing mobile elements in DNA, we usually talk about jumping genes, meaning open reading frames, or even better - fully functional proteins whose encoding genes can either transfer themselves from one place to the other inside its genome or copy itself, thereby creating apparently redundant amount of genetic material. However, one recent paper. OK, so here is the long promised SAR11 update. Actually it is quite a nice story. A high surface-to-volume ratio.

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Science of Life: July 2006

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My discoveries in the world of biology. Seems like no habitat, regardless of how isolated and inappropriate for human colonisation, is not spared of the invasive species plague. New Scientist reports on invasive species becoming a problem even on Antarctica (registration required):. New Scientist SPACE - Premium- Alien species at the gates of Antarctica - Breaking News. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Arts and Crafts Central.

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Science of Life: May 2006

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My discoveries in the world of biology. It was written extensively about the ways we affect our surroundings. The media is full of headlines screaming about global warming, rainforest decimation, oil spills and ozone depletion, but there is one major risk to the world's biodiversity that we are the major cause of and that is not being spoken about so often: invasive species. Invasive species are defined. And historical invasion of rabbits to Australia. In addition to the damage that alien species can inf...

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Science of Life: September 2006

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My discoveries in the world of biology. Light sensing response in Prochlorococcus marinus MED4. A new article is about to be published in the Journal of Bacteriology, describing a whole genome analysis of the response of Prochlorococcus marinus. Microarrays is a really great technique to investigate environmental response of cyanobacteria. It's huge importance emerges when investigating organisms like Prochlorococcus. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Light sensing response in Prochlorococcus marinus .