Press Release No. 3
Berlin
“Sleeping Beauty” – Molecule of the Year
The jumping gene or “Sleeping Beauty” transposon is “Molecule of the Year 2009”. This was announced by Professor Isidro T. Savillo, President of the International Society for Molecular and Cell Biology and Biotechnology Protocols and Researches (ISMCBBPR). The transposon was generated by Dr. Zsuzsanna Izsvák, Dr. Zoltán Ivics and Dr. Lajos Mátés of the MDC in Berlin-Buch together with scientists from the Catholic University of Leuven, Belgium.