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.
Tet Systems Acquires Patent Rights from AMC
December 02, 2009
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Tet Systems has acquired from The Academic Medical Center (AMC) and the Technology Foundation STW in the Netherlands the rights to use and commercialize gene expression-related Tet technologies covered by eight patent applications.
Tet Systems’ technologies are used to provide reversible control over the timing and level of gene expression in eukaryotic cells. These tools have been used in tissue and culture systems and in organisms such as yeasts, protozoans, insects, amphibians, plants, and mammals. They enable detailed analyses of complex biological processes such as behavior, development, and disease.
“The existing scientific relationship between our researchers at AMC and the inventors of the Tet Technology formed the basis for the new IP generated at AMC and led to this agreement with Tet Systems,” Joris Heus, of AMC’s Technology Transfer Office, said in a statement.
“With the acquisition of these patent applications from AMC and STW, we broadened our IP portfolio and the rights to the core Tet Technology are again unified and can now be offered to our existing licensees and new interested parties,” Ernst Boehnlein, CEO of Tet Systems, added.
