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Artificial Chromosomes
New artificial chromosomes data have been reported by investigators at University of British Columbia, Child and Family Research Institute
December 30th, 2008
Current study results from the report, 'Bacterial artificial chromosome fingerprint arrays for the differentiation of transcriptomic differences in mycobacteria,' have been published. According to recent research from Vancouver, Canada, "Although microarray technology has become more widespread as a discovery tool for bacterial pathogenesis, it remains a method available only to laboratories with access to expensive equipment and costly analysis software. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent for tuberculosis (TB), afflicts one-third of the global population, and kills between 2 and 3 million people per year. While the majority of cases of TB occur in developing areas of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-12-30)
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