Patents Assigned to Rupert MUTZEL
  • Method for obtaining new life forms
    Publication number: 20070212781
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for generating a novel form of life comprising the steps consisting of: a) irreversible alteration of the genome of a microbial clone; b) cultivation of a vast population of microbial cells originating from the altered clone obtained in step a) during numerous generations under conditions allowing selection for a higher and stable proliferation rate; c) isolation of descendant clones within the cultivated population of step b) still bearing the alteration of step a).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2006
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicants: INSTITUT PASTEUR, EVOLOGIC SA, Rupert MUTZEL, CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
    Inventors: Rupert Mutzel, Philippe Marliere, Didier Mazel