(It's a ...) Micro World (... after all): MLVA

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Monday, August 04, 2008

So ... what technique was it?

FBI claims new DNA technique led them to Anthrax Killer.

I wonder if it was multi-locus sequence typing (MLST), multi-locus variable-number tandem repeat analysis (MLVA), or a mixture of the two, or none of the above.

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Who is this joker?

Thomas Joseph
Professionally I am a bug hunter (aka microbiologist) and a gene jockey (aka molecular biologist). I started my career as a med tech, but now I'm a research scientist who studies environmental microbiology. When I'm not answering scientific questions about the roles that microbes play on climate change and/or water and soil quality, I'm an amateur astronomer and play racquetball. I'm also a sports nut, though my liking of both the NY Metropolitans (baseball) and NY Jets (football) tests my devotion to these sports on a continual basis. Fortunately, I'm also an OU alumnus (PhD, Microbiology) and we usually have a pretty good football team. Boomer Sooner!

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