Alternative splicing problem

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Thanks to Dr. Ece Gamsiz for her cartoon idea!

Info for non-science readers

Alternative splicing is a process by which the exons of the RNA produced by transcription of a gene are reconnected in multiple ways during RNA splicing. The resulting different mRNAs may be translated into different protein isoforms; thus, a single gene may code for multiple proteins. There are numerous modes of alternative splicing observed, of which the most common is exon skipping. In this mode, a particular exon may be included in mRNAs under some conditions or in particular tissues, and omitted from the mRNA in others. 

Source: [Wikipedia].

Monday Syndrome

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Thanks to Dr. Murat Gorgun for his cartoon idea.

When the stem cells differentiate most efficiently?

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Thanks to Kathryn Coser for her cartoon idea!

Different type of models

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Thanks to Tim Natividad for his cartoon idea!

Rebellion!

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Thanks to Dr. Ece Gamsiz and Kathryn Coser for the cartoon idea!

Frustration of a pointer; After pointing out all significant findings...

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Thanks to Michael Schmidt for his cartoon idea!

Gel drama

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Thanks to Ann Catherine Eugenia Saunders for the cartoon idea

Making gels, running gels, it is not an easy business, especially for the newbies!

There are different ways of expressions!

Thanks to Joan Stabila for the cartoon idea!

PhD...

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Thanks to Dr. Ece Gamsiz for the cartoon idea!

non-coding RNAs: lost in translation

Thanks to Dr. Tirza Doniger for the cartoon idea!

War and Peace in English and in Russian. 

Scientific Catastrophes

Thanks to Dr. Taner Kaya for his cartoon idea!

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While we were talking about the cartoon that was published on Tuesday, this idea popped up.
Idea was from Dr. Kaya, and a little extension of the story was from me:)

Polyploidy

Thanks to Dr. Karyn Megy for the cartoon idea.

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Info for non-science readers

Polyploid is a term used to describe cells and organisms containing more than two paired (homologous) sets of chromosomes [Wikipedia]. 

After doing shotgun sequencing.

Thanks to Dr. Padbury for the cartoon idea!

Social media tools are not just for fun!

Thanks to Dr. U. Murat Erdem for the cartoon idea.

Social media tools were also used in Van Earthquake. Such as Twitter has a location feature that allows users to pinpoint their exact locations/co-ordinates. These tools are not just for fun, they are saving lives as well!

Reassembling the genome while annotating

Thanks to Dr. Karyn Megy for the cartoon idea.

Social network: Obsessive nature of updating status

Thanks to Bethany Buzzell for the cartoon idea!

The (never-ending) grant cycle

"The (never-ending) grant cycle" was first published at PLoS BLOGS

I also would like to thank to Dr. Padbury for the cartoon idea.

I usually post my  cartoons that were published at PLoS BLOGS after a week or two. In this cartoon also I wasn't planning to publish exactly today. But it was a nice coincidence that yesterday I learned my grant application was awarded and now I am officially a PI too.
It is a good feeling that a project that you are going to be leading is granted.
Anyways...so what I am saying is this cartoon goes very well with the recent developments.

Keep working, keep drawing and keep having fun as much as it gets.

When I was a little stem cell

Thanks to Joan Stabila for the cartoon idea

Mug is available for this comic on Biocomicals Store.

Fortune cookie and gene expression

Thanks to BETHANY BUZZELL For the cartoon idea!

When a gene reads it's fortune cookie...

Experiments and long weekends!

Thanks to Dr. Alyson Kelvin for the cartoon idea :)

"Why do grad students think experiments don't run on long weekends?"

and this is why;

Everybody goes, even the cell lines... :P