Last week I finally addressed promoters and gave a bit of background on the lac operon. Looking back, I feel that I didn't give the topic of operons adequate treatment. They are a very crucial aspect ...

New research suggests a possible explanation for the organization of operons, jointly controlled clusters of genes that evolved in bacterial chromosomes. Operons, which are found in the chromosomes of ...

You have full access to this article via your institution. Figure 1: Variation of the steady-state β-galactosidase activity with the specific growth rate. Because the β-galactosidase activity of ...

The 92-year-old bacterial geneticist who helped pioneer the study of gene regulation has passed away. Many animals seem to consume alcohol but likely not for the same reason that humans do. Alcohol ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract We have cloned a DNA fragment harboring the genes for ribosomal proteins L2, L4, and L23 on a plasmid vector that contains a lac operator and ...

Hing C. Wong, Anna Lisa Fear, Roger D. Calhoon, Gregory H. Eichinger, Raphael Mayer, Dorit Amikam, Moshe Benziman, David H. Gelfand, James H. Measde, Anne W. Emerick, Robert Bruner, Arie Ben-Bassat, ...

MENLO PARK, Calif. and HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 22 -- DNA2.0 Inc. (http://www.dna20.com/), the largest US provider of synthetic genes, and Operon Biotechnologies (http ...