• Question: Did you ever discovered a new form of life, for example : new bacteria, virus or cell ?

    Asked by s24daabr on 18 Dec 2024. This question was also asked by page520cham, cede520kaes, task520phew.
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      Alice Carstairs answered on 18 Dec 2024:


      I have not! During my PhD though I made stem cells behave like they were from a patient with a bone disease by genetically modifying the cells, and this made them look different down the microscope, which was really exciting!

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      Mimi Asogwa answered on 18 Dec 2024:


      During my PhD project, I produced some mutant strains of bacteria (different form of the original bacteria) with altered properties) and subsequently studied how the mutant differed from the original version in terms of growth and ability to survive different environments.

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      Michelle Hawkins answered on 11 Mar 2025:


      Similar to the previous answers, I have made gene deletions and combinations of gene deletions that have never been made before. Once these strains have been constructed they are great tools for learning about the function of genes.

    • Photo: Alexander De Bruin

      Alexander De Bruin answered on 21 Mar 2025:


      I haven’t to my knowledge, but I mostly study chemicals!

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