Activation tagging is a T-DNA-based approach in. which a series of strong enhancers are positioned next to. the right- or left-hand T-DNA border. Insertion of the. vector near a gene causes up-regulation and dominant. gain-of-function mutations. Several attributes of activation. tagging make it an attractive tool for functional genomics. studies and leading to development of large collections. predominantly in Arabidopsis (Ichikawa et al.
Sep 25, 2015. 3. Mercedes-Benz is the latest German automaker to be accused of cheating on diesel emissions tests. Lobby group Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) has said that it has tests showing vehicles made by German automakers, including those from Daimler and Mercedes-Benz, significantly exceeded limits on nitrogen oxide emissions.
VW TO FIX 11 MILLION CARS AFTER EMISSIONS-RIGGING SCANDALVolkswagen outlines impact of emissions scandal | 1:21. 1  German carmaker Volkswagen revealed its diesel emissions cheating cost it 16.2 billion euros for 2015 alone - and that is likely to be only a part of the total bill.