Nice to know that we run a clean lab (although in a recent transformation experiment with Aspergillus nidulans, we succeeded in transforming it into something that looked like Streptomyces).
2/27/08
| In order to keep tabs on the status of the FGSC lab, Matt Kinney carried
out a series of open-plate test plates. He left plates containing either
Vogels minimal medium or Complete medium (Tryptone, Yeast extract and
glucose) open for one hour on the bench in the main room and the transfer
room. These were incubated at room temperature for two nights and then moved
to the 37C incubator for one week. On the plates left in the main room there
was ONE colony. On the plates left in the transfer room there were NO
colonies.
Nice to know that we run a clean lab (although in a recent transformation experiment with Aspergillus nidulans, we succeeded in transforming it into something that looked like Streptomyces). |
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2/21/08
The FGSC is now listed at Straininfo.net. This data repository is providing a curated and cross referenced way to access information about biological resources around the world. In becoming a straininfo.net partner, the FGSC has joined with most major repositories, including the ATCC, CBS, and the DSMZ, among others.
At the FGSC we are getting ready for the upcoming Neurospora 2008 meeting as well as the European Conference on Fungal Genetics. The 5th International Aspergillus meeting will be held as a satellite to the ECFG.