Characterisation of Metabolically Active yet Non-culturable Cells (MAyNC) Project Report,BIOT- 685 Directed Studies under Dr.Pillai Abstract eBeam technology uses high energy electrons produced from the commercial electricity by linear accelerators for applications in various fields such as food irradiation, vaccine development, wastewater treatment, biopolymers, therapeutics, etc. The objective of the project was to study the inactivation kinetics of Salmonella and Escherichia coli strains when exposed to 8.5 and 10 MeV eBeam. Microorganisms treated with a lethal dosage of eBeam tend to be metabolically active for a considerable period of time after their exposure to the radiation. The high energy eBeam breaks the bonds of the double stranded DNA and thereby hinders the replication of the micro-organism. Furthermore, the metabolic activity during different post-irradiation treatments was monitored using the AlamarBlue® Assay and the BacTiter-Glo™ Microbial Cell Viability Assay. The AlamarBlue® assay quantitates the metabolic activity by measuring the reductive and oxidative reactions in the cell while the latter assay measures the concentration of ATP in the cells. These assays are good indicators of the metabolic activity in the microbial cells since they measure two different aspects of the cell’s viability. Introduction: Electron beam (eBeam) is a form of ionizing radiation produced from electricity using accelerators.
You may use the lab manual, pre-lab lectures, and credible internet resources, however you may not use your cell bio lab classmates as a resource. You will most likely see this material again on the Final and I highly encourage you to work individually and seek help from myself or your TA. Plagiarism will result in an automatic zero.
Overview of the history of food irradiation practices in the United States from World War II era to the end of the 20th century, and speculation about its future commercial prospects. Researchers in the United States and Great Britain filed patents in 1905 for using ionizing radiation to kill food-borne bacteria (Spiller, J. (2004)). Therefore, food irradiation has over 100 years of history.
The next source of disinfectant in the experiment is U.V light. U.V light is invisible radiation. Non-ionizing radiation from the U.V light brings a mutagenic effect by provoking electrons in molecules. Non-ionizing radiation means that there is not enough energy for electrons to be removed from atoms. The text states, “The excitation of electrons in DNA molecules often results in the formation of extra bonds between adjacent pyrimidines (specifically thymine) in DNA.” (Furlong). Whenever two pyrimidines are bonded, it is called, pyramiding dimer. Dimers can change the shape of DNA is a cell, in this case bacteria cells, and can cause issues during replication. The bacteria cell might try to rebuild the pyramiding dimers previous to replication, but the repair mechanism can
In the following experiment, Escherichia coli were transformed using six separate agar plates. Transformation occurs when plasmid DNA is uptake into the bacterial cell. The two ways transformation is facilitated is by placing them in calcium chloride (CaCl2) and heat shock. These two methods allowed the bacterial cells to become competent or more open to the uptake of plasmid DNA. The purpose of this experiment was to transform bacterial cells with plasmid containing ampicillin resistance and lux genes. It was hypothesized that the lux genes would have created a light-emitting reaction on the bacteria while the ampicillin genes should have made the bacteria resistant to ampicillin attacks and be able to grow normally. The experiment results
Introduction The purpose of this lab was to study cell physiology. This is described as the scientific procedure that studies the functions of cells growth and their maintenance, self-regulation, their divisions and interactions. This involve their functions through the nucleus, cytoplasm, and general behavior of protoplasm. Physiology is the science that analyzes the functionality of living organisms, its structures, and the chemical and physical aspects involve in it. While people analyze cells components, they can notice the development of cells and how they get untied to form organs and other structures.
A cell is the smallest structural and functional unit of an organism. A cell is very complex but also very interesting. They contain many parts to keep them running.
Radiating a DNA sample for 2 minutes decreased its survival time by 57%. Therefore one can see that minor radiation decreases the DNA’s resistance to harsh conditions drastically and not only extended periods under radiation. Such conditions resemble the conditions of the stomach. Cells present in the stomach built to withstand the harsh conditions can no
Carol W. Greider is a cell biologist who has discovered the enzyme telomerase in 1984 which she won the nobel prize award. Greider pioneered research on the structure of telomeres, the ends of the chromosomes. She works in a lab which can work with DNA bases to the ends of chromosomes. The thesis she made was “The identification of a specific telomere terminal transferase activity in Tetrahymena extracts.”
The human body is the miracle of miracles. A single cell meeting another single cell creating the most impacting species known to the world. However, how does the human body work? How can two cells create something to change the world? Do the cells change us? What is part of our nature?
Using a compound microscope, it can be determined what type of cell(plant, animal, or bacterial) the mystery cell is. After first setting up the microscope correctly you can view the specimen at 40x power. At 40x power, key observations can be made to help place the cell in a group. If the cell contains a rigid shape and little movement, a hypothesis can be made that the cell is a plant cell as the rigid shape would be caused by a cell wall, only found within plant cells. In that case, you would stain the cell using iodine as it would react with the starch and show other organelles within the cell in addition to bringing the microscope power to 400x power (skipping 100x as it is unnecessary). At 400x power, it may be possible to observe a chloroplast
I predicted that the unknown is a human cell because it has a rounder structure. Even Though the shape of the cell rigid and keeps it in a specific shape. it is more likely to be a animal cell than plant cell because it doesn't have a cell wall. Since there’s two different examples of plant cells than there has to be two examples of animal
“If the radiation has enough energy, it can strip electrons from atoms, creating an ion pair” (Karam, 2005). When ion pair come contact with living cells, it can damage DNA. Looking back at the objective of terrorist group, this weapon’s destruction perfectly fits their main goal. The use of radiological weapons is to create chaos within a targeted community, without killing a great deal of people or destroying structures. “Terrorist actions have tended to be aimed at producing immediate dramatic effects… It has not been the style of terrorist to kill hundreds or thousands” (Forest, Howard & Sheehan,
The four types of tissues consist of Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, and Neural tissue. Epithelial tissue consists of many layers of cells which provide protection, manages permeability, sensation, and produces specialized secretions. It takes a special cell to be able to produce secretions, and these are called gland cells. Cells like fibroblasts, macrophages, fat cells, and mast cells help perform the function of Connective tissue. Connective tissue’s many functions consist of protection, transportation of materials, storage of leftover energy, and defense. Muscle Tissue is specialized for contraction, so all cells belonging to the Muscle tissue must be able to help
Hi, I am Nita Nucleus and I am running for your Organelle Club’s president. I know many of you know me and is that is why I've spent hours writing this extensive speech. Although many other organelles have a small portion to our life, I am by far the most important structure within the cell.
PM331 Essay: Exosomes, their cell biology, normal function in the cell, and role in disease.