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Census population numbers are useful as a denominator for cancer, birth defects, and other registry data, where the expected number of cases can be accurately estimated based on the underlying population.
These defects did not result from RNA interference (RNAi), the heavy genetic load of carrying a transgenic array, the expression of GFP, or the rol-6 marker gene used to make the transgenic arrays.
Budding yeast lacking PPT1 do not exhibit obvious growth defects or detectable phenotypes [ 2 ] . Disruption of PPT1 together with one of the other known phosphatases in budding yeast also reveals no obvious phenotype [ 23 ] . Thus, if Ppt1p has an essential function in S. cerevisiae , more than one other phosphatase can also carry out this role.
To pinpoint mutants that lacked secretion defects, we assayed each mutant from the collection for the ability to secrete the enzyme invertase in response to low glucose.
Recent research raises questions about the connection between pesticide exposure and long-term health problems, such as chronic headaches, sleep disorders, vision problems, nerve damage, cancer and birth defects, Wuerthele said.