US Patent Issued to Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research on March 17 for "Compositions and methods for mammalian genetics and uses thereof" (Dutch, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,577,587, issued on March 17, was assigned to Whitehead Institute for Biomedical Research (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Compositions and methods for mammalian genetics and uses thereof" was invented by Thijn R. Brummelkamp (Amsterdam) and Jan E. Carette (Palo Alto, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention provides compositions and methods for performing mammalian cell genetics, e.g., genetic screens, using near-haploid cells. The invention further provides genes and gene products isolated using the inventive methods and methods of use thereof."

The patent was filed on March 30, 2023, under Application No. 18/128,994.

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