In fact, most of Dubaiâs economy is centered on money or conspicuous consumption. Although the city boasts scenic coastline and a desert oasis, there is little to do outside of spending money in large shopping centers or on expensive outings, such as day-trips on yachts or renting a helicopter.
THE morning sickness drug thalidomide, which caused pregnant women to give birth to babies without arms and legs, was first developed by the Nazis, probably as part of their chemical weapons programme, according to new research.f, as their research suggests, thalidomide was first developed by scientists working in wartime Germany, it could have implications for the liability of the German government. So far it has given compensation only to German victims, although the drug was distributed in 46 countries.
pBR322 was one of the first plasmids used for the purpose of cloning. It contains genes for the resistance to tetracycline and ampicillin. Insertion of the DNA at specific restriction sites can inactivate the gene for tetracycline (an effect known as an insertional inactivation) or ampicillin resistance.owever, plasmids are not limited to bacteria; they are also present in some eukaryotes (e.g., circular, nuclear plasmids in Dictyostelium purpureum). A plasmid is a circular, double stranded DNA that is usually found in bacteria (however it does occur in both eukarya and prokarya).