geeky

pet razloga zbog kojih počinjem da volim Corynebacterium:

1. zato što niko više ne radi na njoj u laboratoriji - samo je moja;
2. kad joj se ponude šećer i sirće, za razliku od većine drugih bakterija, svejedno joj je šta će da jede - nije probirljiva;
3. ima dosta komplikovan metabolizam za jednu bakteriju, što znači da će biti teško naterati je da se ponaša kako treba;
4. pre neko jutro je pokušala da pobegne iz fermentora - nepredvidiva je;
5. voli etanol, čak vrlo lepo raste na njemu: hi, my name is C. glutamicum and I'm an alcoholic.


PS. Blog Action Day:

The planetary environment today is highly polluted by chemicals, heavy metals, oil products, and various other pollutants. Genetic engineering could change that. Already, genetically engineered oil-consuming bacteria have been released into the wild to clean up disastrous oil spills at sea and on land. Microbes that break down toxic pollutants and heavy metals commonly found near industrial sites have often been researched. These processes, called bioremediation, represent a fraction of what has been called "the most cost-effective means of ridding the earth of its accumulated pollutants". (Biotechnology Unzipped: Promises and Realities, by Eric S. Grace)