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.
UW-Milwaukee Splits from WiSys to Grow Research Program, Impact Local Economy
July 30, 2007
Citing a desire to make a greater contribution to local economic development and to provide a greater return to its own research program, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee said recently that it would manage its own intellectual property in lieu of relying on WiSys, the non-profit subsidiary of the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation that manages IP for all UW campuses except UW-Madison.
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