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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Deleting tonB4 and tonB6 in B. thetaiotaomicron

Publication Date
2023-September-15
Authors
Shu, George
Department or Program
Biochemistry Program
Document Type
Research
Access Level
Open
Abstract

Complex carbohydrates are composed of diverse monosaccharide subunits and various glycosidic linkages; a plethora of substrate-specific enzymes are needed to digest them for primary metabolism. A unique feature of the Bacteroidetes genome is the presence of polysaccharide utilization loci (PULs)...

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The Legacy of Colonization, The Damage of Gentrification, The Strength of Community: Examining Displacing Phenomena Throughout History in the City of Brotherly Love

Publication Date
2023-April-30
Authors
Ziegler, Henry
Department or Program
Urban Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

The aim of this project is to interrogate these processes, to examine how gentrification is impacting the firmly rooted Black community of North Central Philadelphia, to examine how colonization impacted and continues to affect Indigenous and marginalized residents of the...

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