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IN vitro sorting method

US7138233B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2002
Grant dateNov 21, 2006
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Expiry dateJan 8, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12Q1/6811
  • WIPO fieldBiotechnology
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention describes a method for isolating one or more genetic elements encoding a gene product having a desired activity, comprising of the steps of: (a) compartmentalising genetic elements into microcapsules; (b) expressing the genetic elements to produce their respective gene products within the microcapsules; (c) sorting the genetic elements which produce the gene product having a desired activity.

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