News tagged with tobacco plants
Novel mechanism revealed for increasing recombinant protein yield in tobacco
Elastin-like polypeptides (ELPs) cause plants to store GM proteins in special 'protein bodies', insulating them from normal cellular degradation processes and increasing the overall protein yield. Researchers writing in the ...
Aug 06, 2009 |
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Researcher develop new technique for modifying plant genes
Researchers at the University of Minnesota and Massachusetts General Hospital have used a genome engineering tool they developed to make a model crop plant herbicide-resistant without significant changes to its DNA.
Apr 29, 2009 |
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Tobacco makes medicine
Tobacco isn't famous for its health benefits. But now scientists have succeeded in using genetically modified tobacco plants to produce medicines for several autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, including diabetes. The research ...
Mar 19, 2009 |
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