Trembley's Polyps Go Transgenic

Steele discusses a book entitled Memoirs Concerning the Natural History of a Type of Freshwater Polyp with Arms Shaped Like Horns by Abraham Trembley, a tutor in the household of Count Bentinck. The freshwater polyp he wrote about was Hydra. Recently, in a scientifically and aesthetically beautiful...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS 2006-04, Vol.103 (17), p.6415-6416
1. Verfasser:	Steele, Robert E.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Animals, Genetically Modified Aquatic life Cell cycle Cell lines Commentaries Endoderm - cytology Epithelial cells Epithelial Cells - cytology Genetic Techniques Green Fluorescent Proteins - genetics History Hydra - cytology Hydra - genetics Hydra - growth & development Interstitial cells Multipotent stem cells Multipotent Stem Cells - cytology Neural stem cells Neurons Recombinant Proteins - genetics Scientists Stem cells Transgenes Transgenic animals Trembley, Abraham (1700-84)
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Zusammenfassung:	Steele discusses a book entitled Memoirs Concerning the Natural History of a Type of Freshwater Polyp with Arms Shaped Like Horns by Abraham Trembley, a tutor in the household of Count Bentinck. The freshwater polyp he wrote about was Hydra. Recently, in a scientifically and aesthetically beautiful piece of work, Wittlieb et al. have succeeded in producing the first stably transgenic Hydra.
ISSN:	0027-8424 1091-6490
DOI:	10.1073/pnas.0601983103