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John Cumbers

Researcher at Brown University

Publications -  16
Citations -  1348

John Cumbers is an academic researcher from Brown University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Space exploration & BioBrick. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 16 publications receiving 1207 citations. Previous affiliations of John Cumbers include Ames Research Center & University of California, Santa Cruz.

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Measuring the activity of BioBrick promoters using an in vivo reference standard

Jason R Kelly, +10 more
- 20 Mar 2009 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, the relative activity measurement based on an in-vivo reference standard has been proposed to support the measurement of promoter activities across many laboratories, and a measurement kit has been developed so that researchers might more easily adopt RPU as a standard unit for reporting promoter activity.

Measuring the activity of BioBrick promoters using an in vivo reference standard

Jason R Kelly, +10 more
TL;DR: Improvements in relative activity measurements based on an in vivoreference standard enables improved measurement of promoter activity given variation in measurement conditions and instruments.
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Drosophila germ-line modulation of insulin signaling and lifespan.

Thomas Flatt, +8 more
- 29 Apr 2008 - 
TL;DR: It is reported that eliminating germ cells (GCs) in Drosophila melanogaster increases lifespan and modulates insulin signaling, suggesting that signals from the gonad regulate lifespan andmodulate insulin sensitivity in the fly and that the gonadal regulation of aging is evolutionarily conserved.
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Towards synthetic biological approaches to resource utilization on space missions

Amor A. Menezes, +4 more
- 06 Jan 2015 - 
TL;DR: The results provide a glimpse of the intriguing potential of ‘space synthetic biology’, and help focus related efforts for immediate, near-term impact.
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Analysis of DNA Repair and Protection in the Tardigrade Ramazzottius varieornatus and Hypsibius dujardini after Exposure to UVC Radiation

Daiki D. Horikawa, +16 more
- 06 Jun 2013 - 
TL;DR: It is proposed that UV radiation tolerance in tardigrades is due to the both high capacities of DNA damage repair and DNA protection, a two-pronged survival strategy.