results this study shows the prepared gene construct is inducible by glucose. gene expression of preproinsulin was observed in muscle tissue of rabbits. conclusions these finding indicated that research in diabetes mellitus gene therapy could be performed on larger animals. objectives the purpose of this study was to construct glucose inducible insulin gene plasmid and use it in the muscle tiss...

The contribution of horizontal gene transfer to evolution has been controversial since it was suggested to be a force driving evolution in the microbial world. In this paper, I review the current standpoint on horizontal gene transfer in evolutionary thinking and discuss how important horizontal gene transfer is in evolution in the broad sense, and particularly in prokaryotic evolution. I revie...