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Open Biosystems

Nov 10, 2006
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Open Biosystems this week announced the availability of its Expression Arrest GIPZ lentiviral shRNAmir libraries.
 
According to the company, the libraries consist of shRNAmir constructs targeting the entire human genome that have been pre-cloned into the GIPZ lentiviral vector.
 
The constructs are available individually now. Family/pathway and whole genome collections are expected to be available in January 2007, the company said.

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