Inserting DNA into a Plasmid
After a tenative start settling into Roma, my first full week in the Pier Luigi Luisi Synthetic Biology lab was no slow introduction; I found myself immediately involved in our first experiment to...
View ArticleRepeating the Insertion of a DNA Fragment into a Plasmid
As my project takes a design approach to engage with a proposed second phase of the Luisi’s lab random synthesisation of proteins, it has been necessary for me to continue to focus on the technical...
View ArticleProteins that Glow.
Today we got back the results of our DNA sequencing. And it confirmed that we had indeed inserted our DNA fragment! After two attempts, this is great news. Not because we have now synthesised a...
View ArticleDesigning the Invisible
What has stood out the most when attempting to engage in the design of new proteins is that practically nothing can be seen. All steps in the synthesising process, involve pipetting microlitres of what...
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