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.
(James Halfacre / Volkswagen). Volkswagen's 2015 Sportwagen TDI is one of the vehicles caught in the company's expanding emissions scandal, which has already affected 11 million VW and Audi diesel cars worldwide.ost in the flurry of corporate malfeasance and consumer outrage over the Volkswagen emissions cheating scandal is another victim -- the Volkswagen dealer. Neither employed by Volkswagen nor legally liable for the auto manufacturer's misdeeds, VW dealers find themselves caught in the middle.