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Every working scientist agrees that there is too much to read, yet most of those who make the complaint are collectively also those responsible for the common difficulty —that the literature of research is overblown.
The GUS reporter gene system is already a powerful tool for the assessment of gene activity in transgenic plants. Further developments may lead to routine in vivo analysis and fusion genetics.
This week's focus on recombinant DNA technology features a protocol for the rapid separation of plasmid DNA, a baculovirus expression system and customized RNA-oligos.
