FGSC BLOG ARCHIVE

2/21/06

At home we have been watching the Olympics on TV (but please don't ask me what I think about the American TV coverage).

One idea that keeps coming to my mind is that they should have a Winter Pentathlon competition! Imagine watching one athlete compete in Downhill skiing, Nordic skiing, Snowboard, Speed skating and Figure skating! Somehow this is more compelling than the nordic combined (skiing and ski jumping).

Some people might find it more consistent, however, if it were downhill skiing, nordic skiing, snowboarding, speed skating and ski jumping. One way to keep everyone involved would be to have a Winter Decathlon.   Imagine: Downhill skiing, Slalom, Nordic skiing, Biathlon, Snowboard, Speed skating, Freestyle Skiing, Ski Jumping, Skeleton, and Figure Skating!

And how about Joey Cheek. Singlehandedly trying to give the USA a better image in the world. Way to go Joey!

2/15/06

We have now received ku deletion strains for Neurospora, A. nidulans and now A. fumigatus.

FGSC # SPECIES GENOTYPE DEPOSITED BY ORIGINAL NUMBER
9538 N. crassa Δ mus-51::Bar; his-3 mat a Robert Metzenberg 31-09
9539 N. crassa Δ mus-52::Bar; his-3 mat a Robert Metzenberg 31-10
9540 N. crassa Δ mus-51::Bar; T(I->V)AR190 his-3 nic-2 cyh-1 al-1 mat A Robert Metzenberg 31-20
9541 N. crassa Δ mus-52::Bar; T(I->V)AR190 his-3 nic-2 cyh-1 al-1 mat A Robert Metzenberg 31-22
9595 N. crassa Δ mus-51::Hygr mat A Hirokazu Inoue 54yo-728-5
9567 N. crassa Δ mus-52::Hygr mat A Hirokazu Inoue 54yo-828-3
9568 N. crassa Δ mus-52::Hygr mat a Hirokazu Inoue 5440-828-4
9717 N. crassa Δ mus-51::bar+; his-3 mat A Genome Program 90-1
9718 N. crassa Δ mus-51::bar+ mat a Genome Program 90-2
9719 N. crassa Δ mus-52::bar+ mat a Genome Program 77-14
9720 N. crassa Δ mus-52::bar+; his-3 mat A Genome Program 77-11
A1145   A. nidulans pyrG89; pyroA4;nkuA::argB; riboB2 Berl Oakley TN02A7
A1146         A. nidulans wA3; pyroA4; argB2; nku::argB Berl Oakley TN02
A1147          A. nidulans pyrG89; argB2; pabaB22, nku::argB; riboB2 Berl Oakley TN02A25
A1148 A. nidulans pyrG89; nkuB::A. fumigatus riboB; pyroA4, nkuA::argB, riboB2 Berl Oakley TN12
A1149 A. nidulans pyrG89; pyroA4; nkuA::argB Berl Oakley TN02A3
A1150 A. nidulans pyroA4; nkuA::argB; riboB2 Berl Oakley TN02A21
1151 A. fumigatus pyrGAF::Delta KU80 pyrG- Gustavo Goldman KU80 DELTA
1152 A. fumigatus pyrG Gustavo Goldman CEA17
1153 A. nidulans yA1 pabaA1 pyroA4 argB2 nkuA::bar Michael Hynes MH11046
1154 A. nidulans yA1 pabaA1 niiA4 nkuA::bar Michael Hynes MH11057
1155 A. nidulans pyrG89 pyroA4 nkuA::ar Michael Hynes MH11068
1157 A. fumigatus akuA::ptrA Sven Krappmann AfS28
1158 A. fumigatus akuA::loxP-hygro^R/tk Sven Krappmann AfS34
1159 A. fumigatus akuA::loxP Sven Krappmann AfS35

Quail season in Missouri closed January 15.  People down here take Quail hunting seriously. From what I have seen it looks like a lot of work for a tiny bit of bird.  I might set MY sights on bigger game too!

2/7/06

Since it is becoming more and more difficult to have all the permits one might need to obtain and work
with plant or animal pathogens, we have undertaken to make genomic DNA from a number of strains
available. On the gel to the right, we have run out DNA from N. crassa (987), A. fumigatus (A1100),
M. grisea (8958) and F. graminearum (9075) These strains are all the ones used by their respective
genome projects. We used the protocol of  Lee, Milgroom and Taylor, FGN 35: 23-24 and followed
with an RNAseA treatment. Interestingly, the A. fumigatus strain (at least) seems to have an additional
band of about 1 Kb. Is this perhaps a dsRNA?

 

 

 

 

 

The opinions and ideas expressed here are my personal opinions and do not represent the position of the FGSC or the University of Missouri, Kansas City. Any resemblance to persons, alive or previously alive, is purely coincidental, except when I mention living or previously living people explicitly and especially when I include photos of living or previously living people.

Return to the FGSC main page Contact the FGSC