New Text Book
Enzyme Kinetics for Systems Biology is a modern text book for undergraduate classes or as a reference text in systems and synthetic biology. The text covers all the main topics in enzyme kinetics including chapters on the kinetics of gene expression and generalized rate laws. Available now at the special price of only $39.95. Purchase at Amazon Special student and bulk order prices available at blog.analogmachine.org
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Teaching Teachers about Synthetic Biology
Natalie Kuldell is an accomplished instructor at MIT where she teaches biological engineering, including synthetic biology and design. She has also recently set up the BioBuilder web site which is geared towards providing educational and other resources for the synthetic … Continue reading
The myth of the long lasting CFL light bulb
In my basement I have about 8 ceiling lights that use low energy GE CFL 23 watts bulbs. Over the last 2 years, at least 18 of them have failed. GE claims that each one should last about 8 years … Continue reading
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Crowd Funding: Microryza
There is a new crowd funding site has just started that specializes in funding research. Called Microryza, the organization aims to focus on funding risky research projects or educational outreach efforts. Yours truly submitted one of the first projects (no affiliation to the … Continue reading