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.
North Carolina Nanobiotech Innovation Center Has New Director, Cash, and a Game Plan to Grow
March 09, 2009
For now, the center is planning how to create a venue that would grow the state's established biotech sector by capitalizing on the nanotech sector that has emerged in recent years in its Piedmont Triad region.
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