While CRISPR may be the most notable genetic technology to emerge from microbes, many of the tools researchers use to control genes and their products are borrowed from bacterial systems. One of these ...

Last week I finally addressed promoters and gave a bit of background on the lac operon. Looking back, I feel that I didn't give the topic of operons adequate treatment. They are a very crucial aspect ...

Crystal structures of the Lac repressor, with and without isopropylthiogalactoside (IPTG), and the repressor bound to operator have provided a model for how the binding of the inducer reduces the ...