Peter Klipfel
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2020
- Project graveyards as guidepostsI was inspired recently to think about old, dead projects as guideposts based on another idea: reasearch graveyards
- How I manage my notesI have spent a long time trying to find the right practice for taking notes, and I think I finally found a method that I like
- Cell LysisCell lysis is the scientist name for 'breaking open a cell'. Here I go over ways of breaking open cells.
- Growing neurons OverviewThis is the first in a series of blog posts about what it takes to grow neuronal cultures.
- CryopreservationSaving cells for future use is extermely useful. In this post, I go over a basic cryopreservation technique
- MAP kinaseMAP kinase comes up as a canonical example in much of systems biology, and I wanted to write a short post about what it actually is
- Immortal cell linesImmortal cell lines are immensely useful to research. They allow us to produce fully differentiated cells in high quantities.
- Building proteinsOne of the foundations of biology is proteins.
- Lac operonI have heard a lot about the lac operon, and had never looked into it. I've taken this opportunity to explain the basics of how it can be used to select for engineered organisms
- DNA methylation in prokaryotesDNA methylation has profound effects in genetics which are still being studied. Methylation affects synthetic biologists by digesting transferred DNA and introducing mutations to …