CARLSBAD, Calif. & FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Invitrogen Corporation (NASDAQ:IVGN) and Applied Biosystems Inc. (NYSE:ABI) today announced that RiskMetrics Group, formerly known as Institutional Shareholder Services, or ISS, Glass Lewis & Co. and PROXY Governance, Inc., have all recommended that Invitrogen and Applied Biosystems shareholders vote FOR the proposed merger at each company’s respective special meeting of shareholders.