Daphnia magna

You have been hired in a genomics laboratory researching rapid COVID detection kits. Design a qPCR experiment to confirm the presence of COVID19 with emphasis on controls and the benefits of this test over others.

Question 1: You have isolated a new human pathogenic bacterium. Using the knowledge you’ve gained in this course, explain steps you would do to: 1. Confirm it’s a new bacterial species (6 marks) 2. Bioinformatically, identify virulence genes of the bacterium (6 marks) 3. Design experiment(s) to confirm the function of one of the virulence […]

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