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Postby Oracle » Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:15 pm

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Yes, it is in fact bacteria having sex .... 8)

The "hairy" looking one is full of pili and it produces one long conjugation tube or filament to pass some DNA over to the "female" bacterium ... which then itself becomes "male" and can pass the DNA on to other receptive "female" bacteria.

It is how multiple drug resistance genes are passed so rapidly between bacteria.

I think Talisker got there first, on the right track. :D
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Postby denizaksulu » Tue Aug 26, 2008 1:27 pm

Oracle wrote:Image

Yes, it is in fact bacteria having sex .... 8)

The "hairy" looking one is full of pili and it produces one long conjugation tube or filament to pass some DNA over to the "female" bacterium ... which then itself becomes "male" and can pass the DNA on to other receptive "female" bacteria.

It is how multiple drug resistance genes are passed so rapidly between bacteria.

I think Talisker got there first, on the right track. :D



OK. I bow my head to Talisker for carrying on the great Scottish tradition in medical research. :lol:
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Postby SSBubbles » Tue Aug 26, 2008 2:49 pm

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SSBubbles wrote:Tess, you have made me want jelly babies now - clean ones though! :wink:



Did you really mean 'Jelly' or real ? :oops:



Definitely 'jelly'! :lol:
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Postby denizaksulu » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:50 pm

SSBubbles wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
SSBubbles wrote:Tess, you have made me want jelly babies now - clean ones though! :wink:



Did you really mean 'Jelly' or real ? :oops:



Definitely 'jelly'! :lol:



Oh! Right. Next trip it will be Jelly Babies. :lol:
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Postby SSBubbles » Tue Aug 26, 2008 3:52 pm

denizaksulu wrote:
SSBubbles wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
SSBubbles wrote:Tess, you have made me want jelly babies now - clean ones though! :wink:



Did you really mean 'Jelly' or real ? :oops:



Definitely 'jelly'! :lol:



Oh! Right. Next trip it will be Jelly Babies. :lol:


:shock: :shock: :shock: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! More of that gorgeous licorice PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE!
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Postby kafenes » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:57 pm

Ok, see if you can guess this one.


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Postby SSBubbles » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:59 pm

Carrots?!
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Postby kafenes » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:02 am

SSBubbles wrote:Carrots?!


nope!
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Postby denizaksulu » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:03 am

omg. what are those cheesy things called? One and a quarter inch long, crunchy and cheesy. Aaargh, my memory.
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Postby kafenes » Wed Aug 27, 2008 12:05 am

denizaksulu wrote:omg. what are those cheesy things called? One and a quarter inch long, crunchy and cheesy. Aaargh, my memory.


Chipitos! Well done Deniz but the real answer is 'Chipitos having an orgy'. :)
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