Science literature summaries

" Finally, we analyze data from two published studies of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT), finding that high functional redundancy of the recipient’s pre-FMT microbiota raises barriers to donor microbiota engraftment." Source: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19940-1

Explore: do not use this word Hypothesis: A scientific explanation but not proven yet Expect:  Density: Relative term, for relative qPCR Titre: Exact amount, for absolute qPCR

Acetobacter are Gram -ve Lactobacillus are Gram +ve

Forward genetics: Start the research with an organism (eg. diseased or natural mutant) and then work backward to discover the genetic basis for it.  Reverse genetics, where specific genes are modified or manipulated to study their effects on a phenotype.