Thursday, January 14, 2016

The History of CRISPR

Leading Edge Perspective

Eric S. Lander*
* Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Read here:
Cell 164, Jan 14,2016 18-28.

History of CRISPR Technology

Timeline from The Broad Institute 

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Journal of Molecular Evolution
, Volume 60, Issue 2, pp 174-182

Intervening Sequences of Regularly Spaced Prokaryotic Repeats Derive from Foreign Genetic Elements

Francisco J.M. Mojica , Chcsar Díez-Villaseñor, Jesús García-Martínez, Elena Soria
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Next to you on the subway

Microbes on the New York Subway analyzed by Prof. Norman Pace & his team.

"We saw nothing unusual, certainly nothing threatening," Dr. Pace said.  "At least, no more threatening than the people standing next to you on the platform."

Credit: Ron Barrett NY Times

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Milton Taylor's 20th Century History: My life.. Shepherd to Professor

An autobiography of a 'retired" professor of microbiology, from growing up in Scotland, immigration to Israel and living on a kibbutz ( shepherd) to arriving in the USA and eventually become a researcher and teacher. Will be posted as being written. Also occasional remarks on the world and politics as seen through my eyes.

Prof. Milton W. Taylor

Friday, May 24, 2013

Larry Simpson's Thoughts & Musings

A place I can put my thoughts on science, teaching and the human condition, and also occasionally attempt to influence policy makers (lots of luck!).

Prof. Larry Simpson

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Inverse genetics

False starts: Inverse genetics


"I classified animals into three classes: vertebrates, invertebrates and pervertebrates; the latter included unlikely metazoans, such as slime moulds." 
-Sydney Brenner


Volume 10, Issue 18, 14 September 2000, Pages R649. Current Biology.