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PLoS ONE: The Binary Protein Interactome of Treponema pallidum ...
Here we present the protein interaction network for the syphilis spirochete Treponema pallidum which encodes 1039 proteins, 726 (or 70%) of which interact via 3649 interactions as revealed by systematic yeast two-hybrid screens. ...

white tape
can i ask what is the white tape lin dan is using in his racket, is it a racket head protector? tnx :)

The "Lyme war"
The Lyme spirochete presents a formidable adversary. With more than 1500 gene sequences, B. burgdorferi is genetically one of the most sophisticated bacteria ever studied. Treponema pallidum (the spirochete responsible for syphilis), ...

minimum concentration/time of application of bleach to kill all ...
i am specifically interested in using bleach to kill the plantars wart virus (verruca plantaris), part of the hpv family. it is a dna virus. i know bleach will destroy dna but i'm looking to minimize the concentration used to save money ...

bachelors level jobs in biology
a friend of mine is a new graduate with a bachelor's in biology. his ideal job is in evolutionary cell biology but he can really do any kind of biology. he's searched exhaustively for jobs with no luck. anyone have any tips on places to ...

welcome to my world!
animal studies have shown that in less than a week after being infected, the lyme spirochete can be deeply embedded inside tendons, muscles, tissue, the heart and the brain. "of the more than 5000 children i've treated, 240 have been ...

DHEC creating messes, not preventing them | The Palmetto Scoop
Spirochete is a shape of a bacteria, and in this case, it's shaped like an auger, ready to drill into muscles, brain and other organ tissue. Remember the other ” spirochete disease” that America refused to treat??? It was Syphillis. ...

question about inverse functions
if you've already found that f(g(x))=x, is it necessarry to also prove that g(f(x))=x to know that you have inverse functions? would there be a case where the first statement is true but the second is false?

purpose of chromosome replication before meiosis?
during meiosis the cell duplicates all its chromosomes, then divides twice to ultimately end up with 4 haploid cells. what is the logic behind duplicating the chromosomes first? couldn't the organism get all the genetic recombination ...

antibiotics for use in culture media?
i have a couple questions about using antibiotics in culture media to prevent contamination while growing protozoa: 1) where would be a good place to look for cheap generic antibiotics to use for this purpose? ...