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    Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Journal Club – 1/30/17

    Dr. Peter Setlow will make the following presentation at Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Journal Club on Monday, January 30, 2017, 12:00 noon, in Room E2036.

    “How not to make a fool of yourself in your research”
     
    Will discuss several papers where authors made horrible mistakes that could have been avoided – examples for us all.

    The GerW protein is essential for L-alanine-stimulated germination of Bacillus subtilis spores, Ritsuko Kuwana and Hiromu Takamatsu*, J. Biochem. 2013;154(5):409–417 doi:10.1093/jb/mvt072
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    The GerW Protein Is Not Involved in the Germination of Spores of Bacillus Species, Jose Cruz-Mora1°Ëa, Abigail Pérez-Valdespino1°Ëb, Srishti Gupta2, Nilumi Withange2, Ritsuko Kuwana3, Hiromu Takamatsu3, Graham Christie2, Peter Setlow1*, PLOS ONE | DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0119125 March 19, 2015

    For more information, contact: Bridget Clancy-Tenan/Molecular Biology and Biophysics at 860-679-2108/clancy@uchc.edu