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Diversity, distribution and divergence of lin genes in hexachlorocyclohexane-degrading sphingomonads
3.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Two forms of hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), γ-HCH (lindane) and technical HCH (incorporating α-, β-, γ- and δ- isomers), have been used against agricultural pests and in health programs since the 1940s.
Brazil and Japan give fuel to ethanol market
3.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Rising oil prices and apprehension about global warming are prompting governments to rethink their energy supply policies.
Majority of EU governments demand changes to biotech crop approval system
3.4.2006 | Press monitoring
A majority of EU nations demanded that the bloc change the way it approves new biotech crops, arguing that previous approvals since the EU lifted its moratorium were done without proper research.
Genomics-Based Vaccine Could Prevent Deadly Cattle Disease
1.4.2006 | Press monitoring
Every year, East Coast fever destroys the small farmer's dream of escaping poverty in Africa. Killing more than a million cattle and costing some $200 million annually, this tick-borne disease rages across a dozen countries in eastern and central Africa.
Modulation of 5' splice site selection using tailed oligonucleotides carrying splicing signals
31.3.2006 | Press monitoring
We previously described the use of tailed oligonucleotides as a means of reprogramming alternative pre-mRNA splicing in vitro and in vivo. The tailed oligonucleotides that were used interfere with splicing because they contain a portion complementary to sequences immediately upstream of the target 5' splice site combined with a non-hybridizing 5'...
At Berkeley: Intelligently Designed Molecular Evolution
31.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Evolutionary paths to new therapeutic drugs, as well as a wide assortment of other enzyme products, have been created through, of all things, intelligent design. A team of researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) and the University of California at Berkeley have developed a technique in which the evolution of an...
New Platforms and Systems for DNA Microarrays
30.3.2006 | Press monitoring
DNA microarrays are commonly used in expression profiling and genetic analysis experiments. Today still many DNA arrays are based on short oligonucleotides or cDNAs.
Generation of human antibody fragments against Streptococcus mutans using a phage display chain shuffling approach.
30.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Common oral diseases and dental caries can be prevented effectively by passive immunization. In humans, passive immunotherapy may require the use of humanized or human antibodies to prevent adverse immune responses against murine epitopes.
Design and cloning strategies for constructing shRNA expression vectors.
30.3.2006 | Press monitoring
Short hairpin RNA (shRNA) encoded within an expression vector has proven an effective means of harnessing the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway in mammalian cells. A survey of the literature revealed that shRNA vector construction can be hindered by high mutation rates and the ensuing sequencing is often problematic.
Genetic transformation of novel isolates of chicken Lactobacillus bearing probiotic features for expression of heterologous proteins: a tool to develop live oral vaccines.
30.3.2006 | Press monitoring
The use of lactic acid bacteria as vehicles to delivery antigens to immunize animals is a promising issue.
