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− | <h3>Quantifying different sources of variation in gene expression<br> using
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− | <h4>Summary:</h4>
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− | <h5>As part of the 2016 iGEM Interlab Study, we tested 3 different
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− | <h5>The 2016 iGEM Interlab Study aims to compare results obtained by various
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− | can be monitored without disrupting cells. Each device used in the study is
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− | in the pSB1C3 plasmid backbone and are fluorescent protein expression
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− | J23101, J23106, J23117 (Test Devices 1, 2, and 3). We used positive control
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− | I20270 and negative control R0040. J23101, with a strong promoter, showed
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− | devices were inserted into DH5alpha E. coli, which were transformed
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− | Two colonies were picked from each plate (with the exception of Test Device
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