8,071,369, titled "Compositions for Reprogramming Somatic Cells," which claims a composition comprising a somatic cell having an exogenous nucleic acid that encodes an Oct4 protein introduced into the cell...Marina Biotech Inc., of Bothell, Wash., received a notice of allowance for a patent broadly claiming multiple sequence-independent and length-independent nucleic acid constructs having one or more unlocked nucleobase analogues
It covers methods for the expression of apolipoprotein in plant, including Apo AI (Milano), the introduction of related chimeric nucleic acid into plant cells and producing plant cells capable of growing into mature plants, which produce seeds expressing apolipoprotein
7,585,507, titled "Nucleic acid molecules and polypeptides for immune modulation," relates to the use of VT-346 in treating immunomodulatory disorders characterized by inflammation
INEX Pharmaceuticals Corp., of Vancouver, British Columbia, and Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Cambridge, Mass., received a notice of allowance for a patent covering nucleic acid-lipid compositions, including cationic liposomes designed to enable the delivery of oligonucleotides
7,166,478, titled "Labeling Reagents and Labeled Targets, Target Labeling Processes and Other Processes for Using Same in Nucleic Acid Determinations and Analyses," and U.S. Patent No
7,056,698, titled "Nucleic Acids Encoding Interleukin-9 Receptor Variants," which relates to the diagnosis, treatment and methods of discovery of therapeutics for atopic asthma and related disorders based on variants of the IL-9 receptor
6,893,819, titled "Methods for Detection of a Nucleic Acid by Sequential Amplification," covering the detection of infectious agents, cancer and genetic traits
6,893,822, titled "Enzymatic modification of a nucleic acid-synthetic binding unit conjugate...Those patents relate to Nanogen's biomarker discovery technology and methods of isolating nucleic acids on a microarray
Cortex Biochem Inc. , of Raleigh, N.C., received a patent for its MagaZorb Nucleic Acid (DNA/RNA) Isolation and Purification System...This system is designed as a single process for isolating and purifying nucleic acids from samples, including biological fluids, tissues and cells
6,890,742, which broadly claims an automated process for isolating and amplifying a target nucleic acid sequence within a closed system...6,867,227, titled "Compounds that Exhibit Specific Molecular Recognition of Mixed Nucleic Acid Sequences and Bind the DNA Minor Groove as a Dimer
6,864,071, titled "Multiplex amplification and separation of nucleic acid sequences using ligation-dependent strand displacement amplification and bioelectronic chip technology
6,872,552, "A Method of Reconstituting Nucleic Acid Molecules," relating to methods for recovering and reconstituting genes from "degraded" DNA samples, which could allow scientists to reassemble everything from prehistoric, extinct animals to unsolved crime scenes
8,071,369, titled "Compositions for Reprogramming Somatic Cells," which claims a composition comprising a somatic cell having an exogenous nucleic acid that encodes an Oct4 protein introduced into the cell...Marina Biotech Inc., of Bothell, Wash., received a notice of allowance for a patent broadly claiming multiple sequence-independent and length-independent nucleic acid constructs having one or more unlocked nucleobase analogues