Tag Archives: bacteriophage

The Tiny Plaque That Could

Posted on October 27, 2013 by Augusto

By Augusto Ramirez   “Time to hunt for some phages” I had been waiting all day to finally be able to collect my soil sample. Although I wanted to do it during the day, my roommate agreed to join me … Continue reading →

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Reasons Why Being a Phage Hunter is Awesome

Posted on October 3, 2013 by vanessaphuong

By Vanessa Phuong There are a total of two reasons why Tuesdays and Thursdays are my favorite week days to roll out of bed, one: my first class starts at 1:00 in the afternoon, and two: that first class is … Continue reading →

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To whom it may concern

Posted on September 23, 2012 by kwhitak4

By Kate Whitaker “If we know what we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”                           ~ Albert Einstein None of us know what we are doing. If … Continue reading →

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A Phage-Hunter’s Dream Out of Some Texas Dirt

Posted on September 22, 2012 by tayloreking

By Taylore King There I was, ten minutes from departing for Lovefield Airport in Dallas, Texas. Prepared with six suitcases of clothes and shoes and readying myself to board a plane headed for Baltimore, Maryland where a college adventure at … Continue reading →

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How to Annotate a Genome

Posted on April 28, 2012 by benszatanek

Second semester in Phage Hunting has been completely different from the fall. Last semester, we were in a standard biology lab every class, performing titer assays and streaks to isolate our own unique phage. I became the proud parent of … Continue reading →

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Late to the Phage Party

Posted on April 8, 2012 by suhl1

By Skyler Uhl Unlike most of my fellow classmates, I have yet to isolate a phage of my own.  I was not in  Phage Hunting I last semester, so I was not able to join everyone else in their quest … Continue reading →

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Bioinformatics…Round 2

Posted on April 7, 2012 by alannahlejeune

You’d think that after months of searching for the best possible starts and stops of genes, blasting base pair sequences, and hhpred-ing protein sequences, two things would occur: 1) We’d know everything there is to know about Manatee’s genome and … Continue reading →

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Analyze This

Posted on March 29, 2012 by johncotoia

by John Cotoia I always feel so amazing when I tell people I analyzed the genetic material of a bacteriophage. Most of the time people stare back in bewildered wonder before I begin my litany of explanations, but of course … Continue reading →

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From Puddle to Picture

Posted on December 3, 2011 by amasonsh

by Alexandre Mason-Sharma I first learned about phages in my seventh grade biology class, and ever since I’ve been fascinated by their almost alien appearance and traits, I even used them in a poem for an English class when I … Continue reading →

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The assassin of M. smegmatis :

Posted on November 28, 2011 by apenago2

by Anamaria Penagos The Electromagnetic Spectrum, a pallet of life, is composed of photons that can be described as packets of energy that travel in waves. In their perfect composition photons are responsible for triggering the vital process of Photosynthesis. … Continue reading →

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