This might be a possible source for the second lab report. This article discusses the importance of B-Lactamase.
http://cmr.asm.org/cgi/content/abstract/8/4/557
Here's another possible source for B-lactamases:
http://aac.highwire.org/cgi/reprint/39/6/1211.pdf
This journal discusses the importance of arabinose:
http://www.genetics.org/cgi/reprint/57/3/665?
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Bahouth, S. W. Western Blot Detection of Adrenergic Receptors. Adrenergic Receptor Protocols (1999)
Twobin H., Staehelin, T., Gordon, J. Electrophoretic Transfer of Proteins from Polyacrylamide Gels to Nitrocellulose Sheets: Procedure and Some Applications. PNAS (1979)
Froger, A. and Hall, J. Transformation of Plasmid DNA into E. coli Using the Heat Shock Method. Journal of Visualized Experiments (2007)
Du, W., Huang, Z., Flaherty, J., Wells, K., Payne, G. Green Fluorescent Protein as a Reporter To Monitor Gene Expression and Food Colonization by Aspergillus flavus. Appl Environ Microbiol. 65(2): 834-836 (1999)
Adamsz, Julian, et al. “Frequency-dependent selection for plasmid containing cells of
Escherichia coli.” Genetics 10 Nov. 1978: 91: 627-637. 4 Apr. 2009.
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Austrian, Robert. “Bacterial Transformation Reactions.” Microbiology and Molecular
Biology Review 1952: 16 (1); 31. 14 Apr. 2009.
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Bergmans, HE, IM van Die, and W P Hoekstra. “Transformation in Escherichia coli:
stages in the process.” Journal of Bacteriology May 1981; 146(2): 564-570. 12 Apr. 2009.
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Edelman, Gerald M. “The Evolution of Somatic Selection: The Antibody Tale.” Genetics
Dec. 1994: 138: 975-981. 12 Apr. 2009.
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