News tagged with transgenic plant
Deterring signals: Tobacco plants advertise their defensive readiness to attacking leafhoppers
Following herbivory, plants produce jasmonic acid, a hormone which activates several plant defense reactions. Scientists found that leafhoppers can evaluate whether tobacco plants are ready for defense when attacked. If jasmonate-signaling ...
May 23, 2012 |
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Drought-resistant Argentine soy raises hopes, concerns
Researchers in Argentina have isolated a drought-resistant sunflower gene and spliced it into soy, bolstering hopes for improved yields as the South American agricultural powerhouse grapples with global warming.
Apr 27, 2012 |
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Wheat can't stop Hessian flies, so scientists find reinforcements
(PhysOrg.com) -- Wheat's genetic resistance to Hessian flies has been failing, but a group of Purdue University and U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists believe that other plants may soon be able to come ...
Dec 12, 2011 |
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Scientist develops sterile variety of invasive plant
Professor Yi Li's Laboratory in the University of Connecticut's College of Agriculture and Natural Resources has developed a seedless variety of the popular ornamental shrub Euonymus alatus, also called 'burning bush,' that r ...
Aug 16, 2011 |
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Researchers develop techniques to manipulate plant adaption in arid climates
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev researchers have developed techniques to manipulate root development functionality that can help plants better adapt to hostile growing environments.
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Meat-lovers get food for thought in futuristic US lab
A 21st century American cowboy will resemble a worker in a hi-tech plant creating artificial meat in a petri dish, a far cry from cattle ranches, says biologist Vladimir Mironov.
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Gene transfer from transgenic crops: A more realistic picture
A new data-driven statistical model that incorporates the surrounding landscape in unprecedented detail describes the transfer of an inserted bacterial gene via pollen and seed dispersal in cotton plants more ...
Nov 30, 2010 |
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Collagen manufactured from transgenic tobacco plants
A scientist at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem's Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment has succeeded in producing a replica of human collagen from tobacco plants - an achievement with tremendous ...
Jun 10, 2010 |
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Success with 'cisgenics' in forestry offers new tools for biotechnology
Forestry scientists at Oregon State University have demonstrated for the first time that the growth rate and other characteristics of trees can be changed through "cisgenics" - a type of genetic engineering ...
Jun 08, 2010 |
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Developing enzymes to clean up pollution by explosives
Scientists at the University of York have uncovered the structure of an unusual enzyme which can be used to reverse the contamination of land by explosives.
Oct 09, 2009 |
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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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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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