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What's a good "cold switch" - a riboswitch that would stop transcription at a specific temperature?
What's a good "cold switch" - a riboswitch that would stop transcription at a specific temperature?
Does the UCP1 create enough heat, fast enough, to make a difference?
Does the UCP1 create enough heat, fast enough, to make a difference?
Does activation of UCP1 harmfully inhibit ATP production? Or can we overproduce ATP to compensate?


* <b>CO Detection</b>
* <b>CO Detection</b>

Revision as of 16:34, 5 January 2011

5 January 2011

  • Colon Cancer Detection Questions

Can isopeptags be used to detect a cancer biomarker and then create a response inside the cell? If not, what other transmembrane proteins can?

  • Heat Production

What's a good "cold switch" - a riboswitch that would stop transcription at a specific temperature? Does the UCP1 create enough heat, fast enough, to make a difference? Does activation of UCP1 harmfully inhibit ATP production? Or can we overproduce ATP to compensate?

  • CO Detection