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Two More Universities Join Open Bio's RNAi Program

NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – Open Biosystems said today that the Universities of Queensland and Copenhagen each have joined the firm’s Open Access RNAi Program.
 
The program provides researchers at the schools with access to Open Biosystems’ lentiviral shRNAmir human and mouse libraries.
 
Researchers at the University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience and Diamantine Institute will have access to the libraries, while University of Copenhagen’s Biotech Research and Innovation Center is included in that school’s license.

The Scan

Genes Linked to White-Tailed Jackrabbits' Winter Coat Color Change

Climate change, the researchers noted in Science, may lead to camouflage mismatch and increase predation of white-tailed jackrabbits.

Adenine Base Editor Targets SCID Mutation in New Study

Researchers from the University of California, Los Angeles, report in Cell that adenine base editing was able to produce functional T lymphocytes in a model of severe combined immune deficiency.

Researchers Find Gene Affecting Alkaline Sensitivity in Plants

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Science have found a locus affecting alkaline-salinity sensitivity, which could aid in efforts to improve crop productivity, as they report in Science.

International Team Proposes Checklist for Returning Genomic Research Results

Researchers in the European Journal of Human Genetics present a checklist to guide the return of genomic research results to study participants.