North Carolina Biotechnology Center Announces Podcast Featuring Dr. Oliver Smithies
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He shared the 2007 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with Mario R. Capecchi of the University of Utah’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Sir Martin J. Evans of the United Kingdom “for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.” This podcast is available for download at www.ncbiotech.org/assets/multimedia/smithies_mar08.mp3 “Research Triangle Park has pushed North Carolina to the forefront of biotechnology in the United States,” said Smithies.He is credited with greatly improving gel electrophoresis, a process of separating proteins to identify genes, which simplified the procedure and became standard in laboratories.He shared the 2007 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine with Mario R. Capecchi of the University of Utah’s Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Sir Martin J. Evans of the United Kingdom “for their discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice by the use of embryonic stem cells.”This podcast is available for download at www.ncbiotech.org/assets/multimedia/smithies_mar08.mp3“Research Triangle Park has pushed North Carolina to the forefront of biotechnology in the United States,” said Smithies.He is credited with greatly improving gel electrophoresis, a process of separating proteins to identify genes, which simplified the procedure and became standard in laboratories.For more information, please call (919) 541-9366 or visit www.ncbiotech.org.Patty BriguglioMMI Associates, Inc.(919) 233-6600patty@mmimarketing.comPR Firms Raleigh, NC### Contact Information North Carolina Biotechnology Center Patty Briguglio 919-233-6600 www.mmimarketing.com Click here to view the list of recent Press Releases from North Carolina Biotechnology Center Promote Your Business Press Release Pricing Email this page to a friend