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.
Northern Arizona University Taps NACET to Revitalize Lackluster Tech-Transfer Program
September 17, 2008
NAU, which does not have its own tech-transfer office, hopes that local business services provider Northern Arizona Center for Emerging Technologies will provide the university with a more convenient and cost-efficient tech-transfer resource than the downstate Arizona Science and Technology Enterprises, which had previously provided NAU with such services.
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