Keith Turner (@TraDISianKeith) profile picture

Bacterial genetics and genomics researcher. Lover of fine ales and wild places. @TheQuadram. All tweets are my personal views, so don’t take them seriously

Quadram Institute
Joined April 2019
Photo by Keith Turner (@TraDISianKeith)
As if we needed further proof that our government has lost its moral compass, this is what they asked me to type when attempting to log in to gov.uk
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Does anyone else think that the term “horizontal gene transfer” doesn’t need the word “horizontal?”
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At the cinema?
Replying to @Occams_Blazer
Actually racking my brain trying to think of single scenario when you would need to unwrap a tampon silently??? Nope. 🙄
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#InspirationalQuotes "Standing on the shoulders of giants" - Issac Newton. "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind" - Neil Armstrong "Angels on our shoulders" - Capt Miller (Saving Private Ryan) "I don't give a toss, luv" - (Knight of the Relm, Sir Geoffrey Boycott)
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This is the effect just one drink can have. Don't drink and drive this Christmas.
Filling the glass changes the effective focal length of the water-glass system and inverts the image
Great interactive poster, @yaasircheema
Definitely the best and most engaging poster I have seen as a conference. Well done @yaasircheema!
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Applicable to many different growth conditions, can assay every gene in the bacterial genome simultaneously; will revolutionise our understanding of bacterial biology
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