A catalog of cancer genes at the click of a mouse

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The Cancer Genome Anatomy Project will put a database of all genes expressed in cancer cells on the World Wide Web. The catalog will be made possible with laser capture microdissections, which pulls specific cells out of a tumor, and a cloning/polymerase chain reaction technique to replicate RNA sequences.

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In industry, extremophiles begin to make their mark

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Biotechnology firms are gaining interest in extremophiles. Taq polymerase, the enzyme taken from a microbe that lives in a Yellowtone thermal pool, is the best-known example. Genencor Intnl has introduced a detergent additive called cellulase 103, from a microbe that thrives in an alkaline lake.

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From genes to genome biology

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Scientists at the Genome Mapping and Sequencing Meeting at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory revealed new strategies which help them to identify single genes and to study gene interactions. Includes discussion of genetic footprinting, genomic mismatch scanning, and silicon genotyping chips.

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