A couple of research groups have worked on the modification of existing biosynthetic pathways, while others tried to introduce biological pathways into the model microbes.
So it decided to redeploy at least half of those working on the mortgages to its loan modification division, which has been criticized for failing to help enough homeowners on the brink of foreclosure.
Grants averaging about $3 million apiece have supported more than 180 projects, which run the gamut from electrode material research by the battery start-up Envia Systems to work on the genetic modification of E. coli for biofuel production by the synthetic biology venture Ginkgo BioWorks.
I decided to apply for a Ph.D. position at Leiden University, where I worked on the genetic modification of the sugar-binding activities of pea lectin, a critical protein in farm-animal diets that causes intestinal problems.
In February 1995 the Aircraft Engineering course was launched with 15 students, who began the first intake, working on major modifications to the CoA's A1 Aerobatic aircraft, which itself resulted from work of former students.
"It's about a day right now," said one, adding that Apple is working on various modifications ahead of the device's 2015 launch to improve it.
"The F.D.I.C. has been working on loan modifications for 20 years," she added.
Dr. Sinclair said that he and Dr. Howitz were working on chemical modifications of resveratrol that would be more stable.
If you were to pull back further to see all of Europe you might find at the end of those roads bold new headquarters of chemical companies which employed deskfuls of economists to monitor subsidy payments and adjust pricing in accordance with any change in them, and laboratoryfuls of people working on genetic modifications which would allow their employers to patent seeds themselves.
Some judges have accused banks of falsely stating in court that they are working on loan modifications for homeowners in default.
We are working on modifications and improvements to the endoscope in efforts to increase LIF channel throughput and reduce the beam size.
