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[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 16 hours ago (3 children)

Wonder what kinda plasmids it had. Do people still use plasmids?

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 7 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Plasmids are still the most economical way to propagate DNA and express proteins at scale. Obviously, just to try new sequences out it is faster to assemble DNA synthetically and with PCR.

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 15 hours ago

Ok phew. Real talk, I've been out the game for years and am considering going back, but am also concerned about my skills being too out of date. Maybe I'll be okay.

[–] Kyle_The_G@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago (2 children)

people and bacteria use plasmids!

[–] lolola@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 15 hours ago

Oh true you can make decent money donating plasmids, especially in today's economy where everything is absolutely fucked

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Mitochondria are the powerhouse of the cell!

[–] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 2 points 11 hours ago

Yes, and ... Plasmids are The Free Little LIbrary of The Cell.

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

I haven’t used Plasmids in years!

…I really should go back and replay BioShock this Christmas holiday!