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In contrast, Buchnera retains recBCD, which has been lost by several other small genomes [ 8, 12, 15].
The Romans also built a bridge over the River Tâmega, which is still in use and retains its ancient milestone.
A smart buyer is one who retains an inhouse staff who understands the organization's mission, its requirements, and its customer needs, and who can translate those needs and requirements into corporate direction.
The observation that the sur2 clone contains an integrated plasmid corresponding to the plasmid isolated from the cosmid library suggests that either a) the hybrid protein retains integrase activity, b) the plasmid inserted into the attachment site by homologous recombination between attP and attB, or c) a functional integrase was provided in trans by a second cosmid transiently present in the original transformant or by a gene present in the M. smegmatis LR222 genome.
Although Bush retains his lead in New Hampshire, John McCain has gained ground.