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.
Princeton, Eli Lilly Sue Teva for Alleged Infringement of Chemotherapy Agent IP
June 25, 2008
Lilly and Princeton are suing a Teva US subsidiary for infringing on a US patent owned by Princeton and which serves as the basis for Alimta, Lilly’s chemotherapeutic compound for treating advanced lung cancer. The plaintiffs allege that Teva has infringed the patent by seeking approval to manufacture and sell a generic version of Alimta prior to the patent’s expiration.
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