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Kary Mullis is a surfer dude and brilliant molecular biologist who got a Nobel prize for his idea. In 1985 he dreamed up an in vitro method for gene amplification. His method is called PCR, polymerase chain reaction. The process is brilliant because it can be completely automated and the starting material can be impure.
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LAB Dx III Spring 2009 FINAL EXAM STUDY OBJECTIVES
( from K's start, my answers evolving )

( from Wiggin's notes: nutrients and heavy metals detectable in hair, blood, urine )

WINTER 2009 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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1. Be familiar with specific thyroid hormone synthesis: feedback/role of TRH, TSH, tyrosine, iodine, percentage of T4 & T3 released by the gland.
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http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/08/business/08labtest.html
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