my studies progressed, my determination to pursue research had strengthened and I accepted my supervisor's offer to join his lab again as a Dissertation trainee to know the role of Meta1 gene in virulence of Leishmania on the project 'Structure-Function relationship of Meta1 gene in Leishmania'. I prepared different media, carried DNA and RNA isolations, protein induction and purification. I amplified Wild and L58F mutant of Meta1 gene and cloned them into pET expression vector, Induced Protein/ Optimized
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Brazil was a colony owned by Pedro Alvares Cabral and Portuguese in the 1500s up until 1892 when they gain their independence. It is filled with many natural resources, such as iron ore, gold, oil, coffee, peanuts and timber. Brazil is identified with diversity and culture. The Brazilian people are classified as mestizos, descendants of Portuguese sailors and Native American and mulattoes, which are descendants of Portuguese and African slaves. The nation is also known for its beautiful tourist cities
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