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Mass Production of Genetically Modified Aedes aegypti for Field Releases in Brazil
Published on: January 4, 2014
Global update: Brazil
Rosalia Mendez-Otero1, Antonio Carlos Campos de Carvalho
1Instituto de Biofisica Carlos Chagas Filho, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. rmotero@biof.ufrj.br
Abstract:
Research using human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) was debated for 4 years in the Brazilian Supreme Court before being legally approved in 2008. Before that, only research with adult stem cells was supported by federal funding. Even with the ban on hESC research until 2008 the country made significant advances in stem cell research in the last decade. Right after legislation permitted, the first Brazilian hESC line was derived, still in 2008. Achievements in the field were supported by policies directed to provide federal funding for stem cell research by the Ministry of Health. Investments since 2005 have mounted to over US$50 million, financing 110 projects, ranging from basic to clinical research.
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Translation is the process of synthesizing proteins from the genetic information carried by messenger RNA (mRNA). Following transcription, it constitutes the final step in the expression of genes. This process is carried out by ribosomes, complexes of protein and specialized RNA molecules. Ribosomes, transfer RNA (tRNA), and other proteins produce a chain of amino acids—the polypeptide—as the end product of translation.
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Translation
Translation is the process of synthesizing proteins from the genetic information carried by messenger RNA (mRNA). Following transcription, it constitutes the final step in the expression of genes. This process is carried out by ribosomes, complexes of protein and specialized RNA molecules. Ribosomes, transfer RNA (tRNA), and other proteins produce a chain of amino acids—the polypeptide—as the end product of translation.
Translation Produces the Building Blocks of Life

