Genome researchers at Bielefeld University decode the hamster genome
Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 17:30
in Biology & Nature
The genome sequencing started with the Chinese hamster (picture). Genome researchers from Bielefeld University's Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) headed by Professor Dr. Alfred Pühler have succeeded in sequencing the genome of the Chinese hamster. The Chinese hamster supplies the cell cultures used by the pharmaceutical industry to produce biopharmaceutical products such as antibodies used in medicine. This costly project was only possible thanks to a cooperation between Bielefeld University and its international project partners. The researchers have now published their results in the internationally renowned scientific journal 'Nature Biotechnology'.