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Transformation is the process through which bacteria can pick up foreign DNA from the surrounding environment. The newly acquired genetic information is both stable and heritable. In the laboratory, we can transform bacteria with small, circular pieces of DNA called…
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Take a moment to think back to the past -- to the events of last week, last year, or even back to your childhood. Are you more likely to describe these memories in positive or negative terms? For most people,…
The nucleus is a dense organelle that contains the genetic material of a cell. How dense? The human genome is around 3 billion nucleotides and the average length of a nucleotide is 0.6 nanometers, so stretched out the DNA in…
Bioremediation is a management tool that addresses environmental pollution. In bioremediation organisms remove or neutralize pollutants from a contaminated site. Often these organisms are already present at the site. For example a group of scientists from Rutgers University discovered a…
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