IN vitro sorting method
US7138233B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 3, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 21, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 8, 2024 |
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- 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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