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Geometric Interpretations of the DNA Double Helix

In mathematics, a helix is a shape which has constant curvature and constant torque (see Wikipedia here. What are the biological implications of the DNA double helix...

Asked on 04/03/2021 by SoySoy4444

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Are coronaviruses gaining an evolutionary advantage?

So there are 7 known strains of coronavirus that are known to infect humans: 4 that cause the common cold (229E, NL63, OC43 and HKU1), and 3 that have been...

Asked on 04/03/2021

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What determines the spiral direction of plants?

Some plants and vines spiral clockwise as they go along (right direction) and some spiral anticlockwise (left direction). What determines which direction they spiral along? At first, I believed it...

Asked on 04/03/2021 by Joshua Lin

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Why do I get cytosine to guanine/adenine transitions in bisulphite treated sequences?

I got my sequencing results (bisulphite treated and non treated sequences of same species Allium cepa) and now I have to do analysis in Cymate online tool. I prepared all...

Asked on 04/03/2021

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What stops myosin during muscle relaxation?

I understand that when the muscle is relaxed tropomyosin blocks myosin binding sites on actin filaments thereby preventing muscle contraction. What I am concerned with however, is whether myosin filaments...

Asked on 04/02/2021 by Positron12

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What differentiates bound antibodies from unbound ones?

When an antibody is bound to an antigen, it can then stimulate a FcR receptor on a phagocyte etc. to respond to the threat. What stops 'free' antibodies from spuriously...

Asked on 04/02/2021 by Reinstate Monica

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Assembly reconciliation

We have some bacterial genomes that were assembled using Spades, they were sequenced with and IonTorrent PGM. There are many assemblers and they give different results. I was...

Asked on 04/01/2021 by Martin Beracochea

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Using punnett squares to express sex/gene linkage and recombination frequency

I have been using punnett squares to visualize mating experiments. I am looking at a pairing which is known to have a crossover event occur. I know from empirically collected...

Asked on 03/31/2021 by lintunen

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How can viruses spread so fast in a plaque assay?

I understand the basic idea of viral plaque assay, but I don't understand how the virus spreads so quickly in the culture. For example, at 1:30 in...

Asked on 03/29/2021

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Turning off the IP3 cascade

After PIP2 has been converted into IP3 and DAG by phospholipase C (PLC), some of the IP3 opens calcium channels in the endoplasmic reticulum and calcium ions can enter the...

Asked on 03/29/2021 by Dominique M

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