Louisiana State University LSU Digital Commons LSU Doctoral Dissertations Graduate School 2005 DNA supercoiling with a twist Edwin Kamau Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College,
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[email protected]. DNA SUPERCOILING WITH A TWIST A Dissertation Submitted to the Graduate Faculty of the Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in The Department of Biological Sciences By Edwin Kamau B.S. Horticulture, Egerton University, Kenya, 1996, May, 2005 DEDICATIONS I would like to dedicate this dissertation to my son, Ashford Kimani Kamau. Your age marks the life of my graduate school career. I have been a weekend dad, broke and with enormous financial responsibilities; it kills me to see how sometimes you cry your heart out on Sunday evening when our weekend time together is over. I miss you too every moment, you have encouraged me to be a better person, a better dad so that I can make you proud. At your tender age, I have learned a lot from you. We will soon spend all the time in the world we need together; travel, sports, music, pre-historic discoveries and adventures; the road is wide open.