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.
Volkswagen's headquarters in Wolfsburg, Germany. Source: Volkswagen. Volkswagen (NASDAQOTH:VLKAY) stands accused of rigging about 11 million diesel-powered vehicles with software that cheated on emissions tests. It's a massive scandal that had already cut VW's market cap by almost 40% as of the end of trading on Monday.nder the Act, the EPA can fine VW up to $37,500 for each car sold, or a total of about $18.1 billion. The ultimate fine levied by the EPA probably won't come anywhere near that number. But given the flagrant nature of the violation, it's virtually certain to be $1 billion or more.