Owner Vanderbilt University The Government of the United States of America as represented by The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Inventors Rubin, Donald; Hodge, Thomas W.; McDonald, Natalie J.; Sanchez, Anthony; Shaw, Michael W.

Agent Griffith Hack

Pub. Number AU-B-2003303308

PCT Number PCT/US2003/0371

PCT Pub. Number WO2004/070002

Priority 60/482,604 25.06.03 US; 60/427,464 18.11.02 US

Filing date 18 November 2003

Wipo publication date 30 August 2004

Acceptance publication date 30 July 2009

C12N 5/00 (2006.01) Undifferentiated human, animal or plant cells, e.g. cell lines

A01K 67/027 (2006.01) Rearing or breeding animals, not otherwise provided for - New breeds of vertebrates

A61K 31/7105 (2006.01) - Natural ribonucleic acids, i.e. containing only riboses attached to adenine, guanine, cytosine or uracil and having 3'-5' phosphodiester links

A61K 48/00 (2006.01) Medicinal preparations containing genetic material which is inserted into cells of the living body to treat genetic diseases

A61P 31/12 (2006.01) Antiinfectives, i.e. antibiotics, antiseptics, chemotherapeutics

A61P 31/18 (2006.01) Antiinfectives, i.e. antibiotics, antiseptics, chemotherapeutics

C12Q 1/68 (2006.01) Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or micro-organisms - involving nucleic acids

C12Q 1/70 (2006.01) Measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or micro-organisms - involving virus or bacteriophage