by be-webmaster | Sep 29, 2015 | Publications
Abstract: The acute cellular response to stress generates a subpopulation of reversibly stress-tolerant cells under conditions that are lethal to the majority of the population. Stress tolerance is attributed to heterogeneity of gene expression within the population...
by be-webmaster | Jul 6, 2015 | News
By Branwyn Wagman Can a class of 17 graduate students and undergrads make a continuous genome from the A’s, C’s, T’s, and G’s that comprise the banana slug genome? The short answer: partially. The banana slug genome seems to be as quirky as the banana slug itself and...
by be-webmaster | Apr 15, 2015 | Publications
Abstract: Successful sequencing of Clostridium difficile genome requires high-quality genomic DNA (gDNA) as starting material. gDNA extraction using conventional methods is laborious. We describe an optimized method for simple extraction of C. difficile gDNA using...
by be-webmaster | Mar 17, 2015 | News
By Tim Stephens, UC Santa Cruz Public Information Office Nader Pourmand, professor of biomolecular engineering at UC Santa Cruz, is one of 16 finalists in Phase 1 of the Follow that Cell Challenge organized by the National Institutes of Health. The goal of the...
by be-webmaster | Sep 9, 2014 | Publications
Abstract: Do genetically closely related organisms under identical, but strong selection pressure converge to a common resistant genotype or will they diverge to different genomic solutions? This question gets at the heart of how rough is the fitness landscape in the...