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University of Helsinki Institute of Biotechnology
 
Institute of Biotechnology
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Institute of Biotechnology
Street address: Viikinkaari 9 (P.O.Box 56)
00014 University of Helsinki
Finland
Tel: +358-9-1911
fax +358-9-1915 9366

Business Identity Code:
FI-03134717
(University of Helsinki)

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The Institute is founding member of the Biocenter Finland national network of Biocentres



High-level Research and Education

The Institute of Biotechnology is an administratively independent unit of the University of Helsinki. The mission of the Institute is to promote high-level research and education in biotechnology, molecular biology, cell biology, and related areas.

With researchers from 30 countries the Institute has truly international, inspiring atmosphere and the research at the Institute is internationally renowned.

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A look at the latest publications

Pietilä MK, Laurinavicius S, Sund J, Roine E, Bamford DH. The single-stranded DNA genome of novel archaeal virus halorubrum pleomorphic virus 1 is enclosed in the envelope decorated with glycoprotein spikes. J Virol. 2010; 84(2): 788-98. (PubMed)

Wheat CW, Haag CR, Marden JH, Hanski I, Frilander MJ. Nucleotide polymorphism at a gene (Pgi) under balancing selection in a butterfly metapopulation. Mol Biol Evol. 2010; 27(2): 267-81. (PubMed)

Koutsioulis D, Lyskowski A, Mäki S, Guthrie E, Feller G, Bouriotis V, Heikinheimo P. Coordination sphere of the third metal site is essential to the activity and metal selectivity of alkaline phosphatases. Protein Sci. 2010; 19(1): 75-84. (PubMed)

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