def excise(self, feature):
        '''Removes feature from circular plasmid and linearizes. Automatically
        reorients at the base just after the feature. This operation is
        complementary to the .extract() method.

        :param feature_name: The feature to remove.
        :type feature_name: coral.Feature

        '''
        rotated = self.rotate_to_feature(feature)
        excised = rotated[feature.stop - feature.start:]

        return excised
Removes feature from circular plasmid and linearizes. Automatically
        reorients at the base just after the feature. This operation is
        complementary to the .extract() method.

        :param feature_name: The feature to remove.
        :type feature_name: coral.Feature