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.
UMBC, Johns Hopkins to Use $600K NSF Grant to Create Life-Sci Startups Around NIH Techs
August 19, 2009
The so-called Activate for NIH program, which will match postdocs with entrepreneurs to create companies, builds upon the success of a previous NSF-funded initiative led by UMBC that trained mid-career women entrepreneurs to create tech-based startups in the state.
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