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.
But there is something you can do to pass the retest: Drive your car. In January, Illinois initiated a new emissions test for cars from the 1996 model year and newer. Forget the dynamometer (treadmill) exhaust emissions test. The new test involves checking your gas cap, looking at the check-engine light and plugging a device into your car's diagnostic link.