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Richard Smith-Unna

Tigoni, Kiambu County, Kenya

http://www.blahah.net

Plant biologist, data analyst, bioinformatician and programmer at University of Cambridge, formerly at the Millennium Seed Bank.

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Top Questions
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Is it necessary to conduct a power analysis before beginning an experiment?

statistics experimental-design asked Feb 9 '12 at 12:01
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How long can I store extracted RNA?

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15 votes

Can any protein be phosphorylated?

proteins asked Feb 27 '12 at 22:27
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Why did high A+T content create problems for the Plasmodium falciparum genome project?

dna bioinformatics dna-sequencing genomics asked Jun 10 '12 at 11:09
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Why do we add salt when precipitating DNA?

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Why do some plant species have lobed leaves, while similar species in the same habitat don't?

evolution botany ecology plant-physiology plant-anatomy asked Feb 3 '12 at 17:45
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How do I clean phenol contaminated RNA without losing any of the sample?

molecular-biology rna lab-techniques asked Feb 3 '12 at 17:08
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Why do cucurbits produce so much fluid when their stems are cut?

botany plant-physiology plant-anatomy asked Feb 9 '12 at 22:08
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10 votes

How do I clean and calibrate pipettes, and how often should I do it?

molecular-biology lab-techniques asked Feb 10 '12 at 12:34
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6 votes

What's a good reference for choosing histological staining chemicals?

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How many times did terrestrial life emerge from the ocean?
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Can rats pass on memories of a maze to their offspring?
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Which organism has the smallest genome length?
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How long will a vegetable live for after being harvested?
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Why is polyploidy lethal for some organisms while for others is not?
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Can I install Pow on my Ubuntu?
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When has an organism evolved enough to be called a new species?
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How does a plant grow before photosynthesis is possible?
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How do trees manage to grow equally in all directions?
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Why should I degas my gel solution for polyacrylamide gels?
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How does this illusion work?
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Are there any motile plants?
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Is the theory of evolution being disproved by bats?
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Does electricity cause damage on a cellular level?
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Is Behe's experiment (evolving the bacterial flagellum) plausible in the lab?
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Why is the Kakapo more attracted to humans than its own kind?
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Introductory books about evolution
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How do plant galls form?
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How will rising carbon dioxide levels in the troposphere affect photosynthetic producers?
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Is it the case that all changes in phenotype during life are not inheritable?
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Can siRNA induce DNA methylation in mammalian cells?
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Is sexual reproduction outside the same biological family possible? Has it ever occured successfully?
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Introductory literature for synthetic / systems biology
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Genetic Models for Natural Selection?
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What are the white dots on the tree in this photo?
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Black bumps on the cut surface of an avocado
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Why does so much variation exist within species?
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