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    Pulsating response to stress in bacteria
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    Pulsating response to stress in bacteria

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    By attaching fluorescent proteins to the genetic circuit responsible for B. subtilis's stress response, researchers can observe the cells' pulses as green flashes. In response to a stressful environment like one lacking food, B. subtilis activates a large set of genes that help it respond to the hardship. Instead of leaving those genes on as previously thought, researchers discovered that the bacteria flip the genes on and off, increasing the frequency of these pulses with increasing stress. See entry 3254 for the related video.
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    Internal NotePermission from Michael Elowitz e-mailed to KJ.
    KeywordsDNA bacterium
    SourceMichael Elowitz, Caltech University
    Date2011-11-15 00:00:00
    Credit LineMichael Elowitz, Caltech University
    InvestigatorMichael Elowitz, Caltech University
    Record TypePhotograph
    Topic Area(s);#Cells;#Genes;#
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