Sequencing and Analysis of the Hydra Genome
Chapman, Kirkness et al., Nature
An international research collaboration reports their sequencing and analysis of the Hydra magnipapillata genome, and compare it to the genomes of several other organisms. "The Hydra genome has been shaped by bursts of transposable element expansion, horizontal gene transfer, trans-splicing, and simplification of gene structure and gene content that parallel simplification of the Hydra life cycle," the authors write. They team suggests that comparisons of the Hydra genome to the reported sequences of other animals have helped them to elucidate the evolution of several of the organism's characteristics.
Arizona Public University Board Hopes To Double Research Spending by 2020
September 02, 2008
That goal, together with the hope of recruiting more well-regarded researchers and steer more students in the state’s three higher-education system to careers in the life sciences and other science and math specialties, are included in a draft strategic plan under review by the Arizona Board of Regents called 2020 Vision: The Arizona University System Long-Term Strategic Plan, 2008-2020.
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