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E. coli DNA Polymerase I and the Klenow Fragment

Escherichia coli DNA Pol I can carry out three enzymatic reactions: It possesses 5' -> 3' DNA polymerase activity and 3' -> 5' and 5' -> 3' exonuclease activity. Pol I can be cleaved by mild treatment with subtilisin into two fragments; the larger fragment is known as the Klenow fragment. The Klenow fragment retains the polymerizing activity and the 3' -> 5' exonuclease of the holo-enzyme but lacks its powerful 5' -> 3' exonuclease activity. These enzymes and their applications in molecular cloning are introduced here.




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Labeling 3' Termini of Double-Stranded DNA Using the Klenow Fragment of E. coli DNA Polymerase I

The Klenow fragment, which retains the template-dependent deoxynucleotide polymerizing activity and the 3' -> 5' exonuclease of the holo-enzyme but lacks its powerful 5' -> 3' exonuclease activity, is used to fill recessed 3' termini of dsDNA. In this protocol, fragments suitable as templates for the end-filling reaction are produced by digestion of DNA with an appropriate restriction enzyme. The Klenow enzyme is then used to catalyze the attachment of dNTPs to the recessed 3'-hydroxyl groups.




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Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Radiologic Management of Acute Ischemic Stroke in the Emergency Setting [INTERVENTIONAL]

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE:

The use of invasive cerebral angiography with CTA for active treatment of patients with suspected ischemic strokes has been increasing recently. This study aimed to identify the incidence of postcontrast acute kidney injury using baseline renal function when CTA and cerebral angiography were performed sequentially.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

This retrospective observational study evaluated adults (18 years of age or older) with ischemic stroke who underwent CTA and cerebral angiography sequentially between 2010 and 2018. The incidence of postcontrast acute kidney injury was determined using the baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate. The value of the baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate at which the occurrence of postcontrast acute kidney injury increased was also determined.

RESULTS:

Postcontrast acute kidney injury occurred in 57/601 (9.5%) patients. Those with a baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate of <30 mL/min/1.73 m2 showed a higher incidence of acute kidney injury. Age, chronic kidney disease, medication (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, β blockers, statins, and insulin) use following contrast media exposure, and serum albumin affected the incidence of postcontrast acute kidney injury. The incidence of postcontrast acute kidney injury increased when the baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate was <43 mL/min/1.73 m2.

CONCLUSIONS:

Patients with low baseline renal function had the highest incidence of postcontrast acute kidney injury after CTA and cerebral angiography, but no fatal adverse effects were documented. Thus, patients suspected of having a stroke should be actively managed with respect to neurovascular function.




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Nhà đầu tư như thiêu thân lao vào trái phiếu DN bất động sản

Thị trường trái phiếu doanh nghiệp sôi động với sức nóng tăng lên từ cả phía cung và phía cầu. Nhà đầu tư trong nước mua tới 22.664 tỷ đồng (61,5%) trái phiếu doanh nghiệp BĐS.




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Deposit for project land: Should or shouldn’t

Due to the lack of regulation and sanctions, home buyers has to bear higher risk from property deposits, especially for land with land with high value.




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Chi phí hoàn thiện nội thất văn phòng tại Hồng Kông thấp hơn nhiều so với Tokyo và Sydney

Một nghiên cứu mới đây cho thấy chi phí trang hoàng văn phòng mới tại Hồng Kông đang xếp sau 6 thành phố lớn ở Nhật và Úc. Điều này cũng phần nào an ủi những người đi thuê nhà tại nơi mà suốt 4 năm liền vẫn luôn đứng đầu bảng xếp hạng giá thuê thế giới.




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Pocket-sized device tests DNA in blood samples for genetic conditions

A cheap, lightweight smartphone-heated device can test for DNA in blood, urine and other samples in a fraction of the time it takes to test in a lab




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Meth, Murder, and Madness: The System That Buried Ahmaud Arbery

Photo Illustration by Lyne Lucien/The Daily Beast/Getty

SAVANNAH, Georgia—Allegations Friday that a Georgia district attorney blocked police officers from arresting the killers of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery were just the latest blow to a local law enforcement apparatus that has been rocked by a series of troubling and deadly scandals.

Brunswick DA Jackie Johnson’s office allegedly prevented the Glynn County Police Department from arresting Travis and Gregory McMichael in connection with the shooting death of Arbery, an unarmed black man, in late February, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Johnson has recused herself from that case. But one Glynn County commissioner suggested she personally intervened in early plans to make arrests “to protect her friend” Gregory McMichael. McMichael was a former cop and investigator in the Brunswick DA’s office for 25 years who had reportedly investigated Arbery in the past. 

It is far from the first time the office—and local law enforcement more generally—had come under scathing scrutiny. 

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Aramco IPO Enters Final Phase, Shares to Start Trading Wednesday—Energy Journal

Saudi Aramco’s IPO saga has turned into “A Tale of Two Princes.” As Saudi Arabia’s day-to-day ruler Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has guided the IPO far from public view, his half-brother Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman stepped onto center stage in Vienna last week, presiding over a crucial gathering of OPEC and its oil-producing allies […]




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It Shouldn’t Be This Hard to Responsibly Fly a Drone

The FAA’s app—which tells you where you can and can’t fly your drone—ignores both local and national regulations




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The Blogger Behind "AI Weirdness" Thinks Today's AI Is Dumb and Dangerous

Janelle Shane talks about the absurdity, perils, and limits of AI



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Wednesday Addams plaits and Jurassic Park chic: 14 style lessons

From haute gardening hats, to nettles dresses and sexy necklines, here are the trends that are coming for you for this spring/summer

  • Read more from the spring/summer 2020 edition of The Fashion, our biannual style supplement

Afraid of looking like a dunce when it comes to your fashion knowledge? We’ve created a cheat sheet for the new season.

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Ousted Scientist Tears Up While Ripping Trump Coronavirus Response: 'We Could've Done Something And We Didn't'

Trump administration whistleblower Rick Bright teared up while ripping the Trump's response to the coronavirus: "We could've done something and we didn't."




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Drinking coffee appears to cause epigenetic changes to your DNA

Coffee has been linked to changes on our DNA that affect how active certain genes are. The finding may help explain some of coffee's touted health benefits




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Wouldn&#39;t Have It Any Other Way: Sania Mirza Posts Adorable Photo with Son Izhaan

Sania Mirza took to social media to post a picture with her son Izhaan.





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Biden campaign signs joint fundraising agreement with DNC

Joe Biden's campaign has signed a joint fundraising agreement with the DNC that will help Democrats close the gap with President Donald Trump's massive war chest.




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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts:

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CLAIM: Photo shows Joe Biden posing with former ...




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Dad of Ahmaud Arbery says of his killing: 'He didn't deserve to go out like that'

Arbery, who would have turned 26 on Friday, was shot to death after being chased by two men who thought he was a burglar.




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Carol Roth: Mother's Day comes with sadness for many. This is what I want to share with you

This will be my 23rd Mother’s Day without my mother and while it gets easier, it is never easy.




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Wednesday, April 15

Donald Trump has instructed his administration to temporarily halt funding to the World Health Organisation over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Wednesday, April 22




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Nurse tells how she held elderly woman&apos;s hand &apos;during her last breaths&apos; so she didn&apos;t die alone after coronavirus battle

A former NHS nurse who returned to the frontlines to help fight the coronavirus pandemic has shared the moment she held an elderly woman's hand during her last breaths so she didn't die alone from the virus.




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Teenager found guilty of kidnapping and robbing stranger in north London

A north London teenager, 16, has been found guilty of kidnapping a stranger in the street and forcing him to withdraw money from a cash machine.




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Food For London Now: Thank you for your food donations – but it&apos;s not just NHS doctors and nurses who need your kindness

You can donate at virginmoneygiving.com/fund/FoodforLondonNOW




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Your morning briefing: What you should know for Wednesday, May 6

The top stories you're waking up to Listen to your Morning Bulletin on Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa smart speakers from 7am every weekday




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Boris Johnson to announce reopening of garden centres in England from Wednesday

Garden centres in England will be allowed to reopen next week as part of the Government's first-step measures to ease the coronavirus lockdown.




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Should we edit our DNA? An imagined future of gene editing – video

There are decisions being made right now that could have an effect on global populations for generations to come. As part of this project, we commissioned an artist to investigate some of the themes raised in the podcasts. This work of fiction imagines a future where gene editing has become mainstream and discusses the moral, ethical and political divides that this might create

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Glowing flowers created through insertion of DNA from luminous mushroom

Scientists have created glowing flowers after editing the DNA of a plant.




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‘If we felt there was a problem, we wouldn’t have issued it to frontline staff’: Chair of Health Care Supplies Association on PPE

Earlier Matt Frei spoke to Mark Roscrow, the Chair of Trustees for the Health Care Supplies Association





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Every decision of government needn’t be a big reform: Anand Mahindra

"The fact that we are the world’s largest democracy and we are all aware that power and a role in global affairs for a nation comes from economic strength."




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Sony says major The Last of Us Part 2 leak didn’t come from employee [Updated]

No spoilers here, but details about character relationships, fates are out there.




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'Star Wars' actor criticises 'The Last Jedi', says Rian Johnson didn't 'do his homework'

Another 'Star Wars' actor has added their voice to the criticism of Rian Johnson's movie.




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The incredible comeback you probably didn't hear about: Phil Galfond talks overcoming €900,000 deficit

Professional poker player Phil Galfond overcame a €900,000 deficit in a 25,000-hand head-to-head challenge against a pot-limit Omaha regular known as "VeniVidi1993" online.




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Thought to be extinct, Beothuk DNA is still present in N.L. families, genetics researcher finds

A St. John’s genetics specialist has found DNA connections that link the long-vanished Beothuk people to contemporary people, almost two centuries after the last known Beothuk died. 



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Tiger King: Rick Kirkham comes forward with disturbing Joe Exotic story that didn&apos;t make it into documentary

He called Exotic 'unbelievably cruel'




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Westworld actor Ed Harris criticises character&apos;s season 3 storyline: &apos;I didn&apos;t sign on to play the Man in White&apos;

'This wasn't the most joyous season for me,' actor admitted in candid new interview




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Better Call Saul: Vince Gilligan admits he initially didn&apos;t want to bring Breaking Bad&apos;s Lalo back

'Man, I was wrong'




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Idris Elba denies calling for annual quarantine week: &apos;I didn&apos;t suggest an actual lockdown&apos;

Actor was ridiculed for remarks as people pointed out they were unlikely to forget current predicament anytime soon




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Stranger Things: Full list of films watched by writers reveals &apos;DNA of season 4&apos;

All the clues you need in one picture




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For all its absurdity, Netflix&apos;s Dead to Me captures the grief, anger and sadness of losing a partner

The first season ended with a cliffhanger – did Jen kill Steve or not? But what is most poignant about the second season is not who killed him, but how well the show deals with grief, writes Charlotte Cripps




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NFL great Brett Favre to repay $1.1m he received for speeches he didn't make

  • State auditor says Favre will repay money for no-show speeches
  • Hall of Fame quarterback faces no criminal charges after report

Former NFL quarterback Brett Favre is repaying $1.1m in welfare money that he received for multiple speeches where he did not show up, the Mississippi state auditor said Wednesday.

Auditor Shad White said his office received $500,000 from Favre on Wednesday, plus a commitment that Favre will repay the other $600,000 in installments over the next few months.

Related: NFL tells teams to have facility reopening protocols in place by next week

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Sydney harbour master tells Ruby Princess inquiry he 'did not understand' email

NSW Health assessment the cruise ship was ‘low risk’ introduced ‘an unfortunate element’ into his decision-making

A New South Wales harbour master has told an inquiry he “did not understand” an email that told him to treat the Ruby Princess “as if it has a positive Covid-19 result” when it came into Sydney Harbour on 18 and 19 March.

Cameron Butchart, who was the duty harbour master on 18 March, said NSW Health’s assessment that the ship was “low risk” introduced “an unfortunate element” into his decision-making.

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‘We shouldn't just be used for charity’: musicians are still getting work – but they’re not being paid

With more Australian artists being asked to play for free in the lockdown, many are asking if it might do more harm than good

If live music died in mid March, it’s sure been noisy at the funeral. On platforms old and new, live gigs performed at home have streamed from trickle to tidal wave, breaking over the mobile devices of captive audiences. Global gig guide aggregator Bands In Town has added a livestream dropdown, and a new Australian state has been ceded by Eventfinda and tucked alphabetically between Victoria and Western Australia: the state of “Virtual”.

For fans it’s been fun. We’re loving seeing musicians’ pets and plants and enormous fingers fumbling for the flip screen button and, unless we’ve bought a URL ticket, there’s scandalously little to lose by dropping into, and out of, a show.

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‘Why didn’t he help those little boys?’: how George Pell failed the children of Ballarat

The cardinal maintains he didn’t know about the Victorian town’s notorious paedophile priests, a claim the royal commission found ‘implausible’

“Why isn’t all of Australia talking about what happened here in Ballarat?”

That’s the question Clare Linane remembers asking her husband, Peter Blenkiron, 12 years ago as they were sitting in the kitchen talking about his abuse. Linane’s husband, brother and cousin had all been abused when they were children between 1973 and 1974 by Christian Brother and now convicted paedophile Edward “Ted” Dowlan. They knew they were among thousands of people living in and around Ballarat – Victoria’s largest inland city – who had been affected by child sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy.

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Julie Hesmondhalgh: I hope I wouldn&apos;t be offered role of Hayley Cropper today

Hesmondhalgh said she did a "decent job" of playing Corrie's first trans character - but would not take the part now




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Jennifer Saunders reveals she didn&apos;t write viral Facebook post blaming NHS for lack of PPE

The comedian asked her fans to 'please ignore' the lengthy post which has been doing the rounds on social media




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Twilight author Stephanie Meyer to release long-awaited novel Midnight Sun this summer

The new Twilight novel, told from Edward's perspective, will be released on August 1




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Twilight author Stephenie Meyer to release long-awaited novel Midnight Sun this summer

The new Twilight novel, told from Edward's perspective, will be released on August 4




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Motsi Mabuse: ‘People didn't expect black people in ballgowns’

Strictly’s newest judge learned to stick up for herself in apartheid-era South Africa. She talks racism, the ‘rift’ with her sister Oti – and learning to dance amid knife fights

Motsi Mabuse is remembering the rough dance halls of apartheid-era South Africa and the shocking sights she would see as she took her first tentative steps across their floors. “When we had competitions,” she says, “we didn’t have security and people would be drunk and starting fights. We were just kids and we’d watch people with knives running through while we were in the middle of a routine. Compared to that, Strictly isn’t so difficult.”

Mabuse, the newest judge on Strictly Come Dancing, first fell for the glitterball world at the age of nine after watching couples waltz, swing and cha-cha-cha while on holiday in Durban. “What I love about my parents is that they didn’t say: ‘Oh, you can’t do that.’ They found a way. But we had a lot of backlash, being the only black kids. People would laugh at us and call us names. We were bullied, but we just kept on coming back – and then we beat them.”

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