Oost
Americannoun
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“When we first heard about this hypothesis, we thought that would be way too sophisticated for simple prokaryotes,” says microbiologist John van der Oost of Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
From Nature • Jan. 11, 2017
“We have already said a couple of times that we reached the end,” says van der Oost — only to be surprised when a new CRISPR–Cas system surfaced.
From Nature • Jan. 11, 2017
“It was a highlight of the meeting — a beautiful story that was extremely unexpected and came right out of the blue,” says microbiologist John van der Oost of Wageningen University, who organized the meeting.
From Nature • Apr. 26, 2016
Microbiologist John van der Oost of Wageningen University in the Netherlands, who collaborated on the latest study with Zhang, plans to keep searching for new methods.
From Nature • Sep. 24, 2015
But the presence of civilians in Oost Dunkirk and Les Bains gave an air of security and quietude to the place which was very soothing to the heart of the soldier.
From The Seventeenth Highland Light Infantry (Glasgow Chamber of Commerce Battalion) Record of War Service, 1914-1918 by Arthur, John W.
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