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"" "Neither the constitutive nor the inducible evolved strains grew on lactose in the absence of IPTG." ""

As a microbiologist/biochemist I have spent quite awhile trying to make sense from this. I assume it is a quote and is accurate because of the "", but who knows.

I think it means this:

"Neither constitutive beta-galactosidase nor inducible beta-galactosidase strains grew on lactose as carbon and energy source in the absence of isopropyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside."

If that's true, what does this have to do with ID?

Anybody got a better take on this?

172 posted on 10/18/2005 1:13:26 PM PDT by furball4paws (One of the last Evil Geniuses, or the first of their return.)

174 posted on 10/18/2005 1:14:08 PM PDT by furball4paws (One of the last Evil Geniuses, or the first of their return.)

As a microbiologist/biochemist I have spent quite awhile trying to make sense from this. I assume it is a quote and is accurate because of the "", but who knows.

It was (lame) humor from the York Daily Record columnist.