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.
UMBI Spins Out Plasmonix to Commercialize Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence Tech
August 19, 2009
The deal comes as UMBI restructures to parse out various pieces to other University System of Maryland campuses. The University of Maryland, Baltimore County, will likely absorb UMBI's Institute of Fluorescence, where the technology was invented.
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