You have purified a protein, MT1, that binds only to GTP-bound tubulin. You proceed to fuse MT1 to GFP and find that the fusion of GFP to MT1 does not disrupt MT1 function in any way (good news!). You use a different dye to label the microtubules in red so […]

A haploid strain of yeast is treated with a mutagen called EMS. The different steps in the treatment and the analysis are the following: Step 1: Two tubes, labeled A and B contain 0.2 ml each of same yeast liquid culture. The concentration of yeast cells in the liquid culture […]

Care must be taken in the use of succinylcholine because some individuals have an adverse reaction. In most cases, the patient recovers from the succinylcholine paralysis after a short time. In cases with sensitive patients, the individual recovers abnormally slowly from the drug, with life-threatening consequences. It is known that […]

Discussion Topic Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Almost 700,000 people die of heart disease in the U.S. each year. Heart disease is a term that includes several more specific heart conditions, although the most common heart disease in the United States is coronary heart […]