Yale obtains United States patent.(Brief Article)

BIOTECH Patent News, May, 2005

Yale University (New Haven, CT) has patented a yeast-bacteria shuttle vector that can be used to clone large regions of DNA by homologous recombination. The important feature of present invention is the presence of the a bacterial replication origin, which allows large DNA insert capacity. The utility of this vector lies in its ability to isolate, manipulate and maintain large fragments in bacteria and yeast, allowing for mutagenesis by yeast genetics and simplified preparation of plasmid DNA in bacteria.

(US 6,897,353)

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