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.
Strategic Diagnostics' Revenues Slip as Charges Hit Bottom Line
February 27, 2009
The firm's revenues were aided by a 260 percent increase in sales of its Genomic Antibody Technology products, but that was offset by declines in its food pathogen and water and environmental products business.
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