Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and – Method of making a transgenic nonhuman animal – Via microinjection of a nucleus into an embryo – egg cell – or...
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-23
2006-05-23
Falk, Anne-Marie (Department: 1632)
Multicellular living organisms and unmodified parts thereof and
Method of making a transgenic nonhuman animal
Via microinjection of a nucleus into an embryo, egg cell, or...
C435S325000, C435S349000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07049480
ABSTRACT:
The invention includes methods of enucleating avian eggs comprising visualizing internal structure of an avian egg utilizing TPLSM and ablating the nucleus of the egg by near-infrared light.
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Christmann Leandro
Pratt Scott L.
Rapp Jeffrey C.
AviGenics, Inc.
Falk Anne-Marie
Ton Thai-an N.
Yesland Kyle D.
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