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.
NYS Approves NIH, DOE Solicitations for 10-Percent State Funding Match
June 29, 2009
The New York State Economic Recovery and Investment Cabinet has approved four categories of funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act — three from the National Institutes for Health, one from the Department of Energy — as eligible for additional state money equal to 10 percent of the federal award.
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