The debate on genetically modified organisms: Relevance for the
... species to be utilised more quickly and precisely than do the methods of traditional plant breeding. But most attention has been focussed on new techniques that allow genetic transfers between species. The products of these transfers (‘transgenic crops') are often referred to as GMOs. GMOs incorpora ...
... species to be utilised more quickly and precisely than do the methods of traditional plant breeding. But most attention has been focussed on new techniques that allow genetic transfers between species. The products of these transfers (‘transgenic crops') are often referred to as GMOs. GMOs incorpora ...
Transgenic Rice Plants Containing a Chlorsulfuron Resistance
... gene analysis was still hampered by a number of problems. The availability of only a few selectable markers suitable for rice transformation generated limitations in further improvement of the selection and regeneration of transgenic rice plants and restricted the development of more complicated des ...
... gene analysis was still hampered by a number of problems. The availability of only a few selectable markers suitable for rice transformation generated limitations in further improvement of the selection and regeneration of transgenic rice plants and restricted the development of more complicated des ...
Genome Manipulations and Mutants in Amphibians
... studies in the 1960's resulted from the use of this animal for human pregnancy testing: females lay eggs at any time of year in response to human chorionic gonadotropin, found in high levels in the urine of pregnant women. The ability to obtain embryos year-round from a hardy lab animal was a strong ...
... studies in the 1960's resulted from the use of this animal for human pregnancy testing: females lay eggs at any time of year in response to human chorionic gonadotropin, found in high levels in the urine of pregnant women. The ability to obtain embryos year-round from a hardy lab animal was a strong ...
Increased Nicotianamine Biosynthesis Confers Enhanced Tolerance
... their strength in the roots and shoots on MS medium. However, the expression of all four AtNAS genes was increased on medium containing 200 µM NiSO4. This result indicates that Arabidopsis plants exposed to excess Ni produced a higher amount of NA with enhanced activities of native AtNAS to tolerate ...
... their strength in the roots and shoots on MS medium. However, the expression of all four AtNAS genes was increased on medium containing 200 µM NiSO4. This result indicates that Arabidopsis plants exposed to excess Ni produced a higher amount of NA with enhanced activities of native AtNAS to tolerate ...
alternatives for generating genetically engineered animals
... gene ablation or transgene expression, providing a mechanism for minimizing adverse effects on animal welfare and limiting pre- or post-natal deaths that may be associated with constitutive knock-outs or over-expression of the transgene (Robinson et al., 2003). Temporo-spatial control of gene expres ...
... gene ablation or transgene expression, providing a mechanism for minimizing adverse effects on animal welfare and limiting pre- or post-natal deaths that may be associated with constitutive knock-outs or over-expression of the transgene (Robinson et al., 2003). Temporo-spatial control of gene expres ...
pTransgenesis: a cross-species, modular
... four elements, including sequences that facilitate transgene genome integration, a selectable marker and promoter elements driving a coding gene. Linking these four elements in a DNA construction, however, can be a rate-limiting step in the design and creation of transgenic organisms. In order to ex ...
... four elements, including sequences that facilitate transgene genome integration, a selectable marker and promoter elements driving a coding gene. Linking these four elements in a DNA construction, however, can be a rate-limiting step in the design and creation of transgenic organisms. In order to ex ...
Barriers and paths to market for genetically engineered crops
... A second essential component for field trials is the availability of robust high-throughput assay systems, which make it possible to screen plants before, during, and after harvest. Near-infrared spectroscopy is most suitable for non-destructive determinations of abundant macromolecules including pr ...
... A second essential component for field trials is the availability of robust high-throughput assay systems, which make it possible to screen plants before, during, and after harvest. Near-infrared spectroscopy is most suitable for non-destructive determinations of abundant macromolecules including pr ...
Eighteen years ago, genetically modified food was introduced in the
... Eighteen years ago, genetically modified food was introduced in the United States. First there were tomatoes, then soybeans, potatoes and corn. As the years passed, more and more farmland was planted with genetically modified crops—plants with a gene added to their DNA, giving them new traits such a ...
... Eighteen years ago, genetically modified food was introduced in the United States. First there were tomatoes, then soybeans, potatoes and corn. As the years passed, more and more farmland was planted with genetically modified crops—plants with a gene added to their DNA, giving them new traits such a ...
Student activity: Role-play ethics and transgenics
... production to be increased quickly to meet market demand. This is in comparison with cell culture systems, which require investment in expensive infrastructure in which to grow and maintain them in order to scale up production. The proteins produced are superior. Animals are able to produce highly c ...
... production to be increased quickly to meet market demand. This is in comparison with cell culture systems, which require investment in expensive infrastructure in which to grow and maintain them in order to scale up production. The proteins produced are superior. Animals are able to produce highly c ...
Cytokinesis = xxxx words
... transferred to plants, the plant cells produce a protein toxic to some insects and hence become resistance to these insects. The grains of Bt maize were also found to contain low mycotoxin thus exhibit better food safety than non-GM corns. Another example is the successful insertion of gene resistan ...
... transferred to plants, the plant cells produce a protein toxic to some insects and hence become resistance to these insects. The grains of Bt maize were also found to contain low mycotoxin thus exhibit better food safety than non-GM corns. Another example is the successful insertion of gene resistan ...
These GMOs do not have to be any specific organism, there are
... visible. More than a boon to squeamish students, the see-through frog could aid biologists studying how organs develop and respond to tumors or toxins. Glofish In 1999, Dr. Zhiyuan Gong and his colleagues at the National University of Singapore were working with a gene that encodes the green fluores ...
... visible. More than a boon to squeamish students, the see-through frog could aid biologists studying how organs develop and respond to tumors or toxins. Glofish In 1999, Dr. Zhiyuan Gong and his colleagues at the National University of Singapore were working with a gene that encodes the green fluores ...
The Evolution of Plant Breeding: RTDS™ versus other
... •Non-GMO •Environmentally friendly 10-15 years to develop a new •plant variety with the desired plant characteristics ...
... •Non-GMO •Environmentally friendly 10-15 years to develop a new •plant variety with the desired plant characteristics ...
Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering
... Where do GloFish® fluorescent zebra fish come from? GloFish® fluorescent zebra fish were originally bred to help detect environmental pollutants. By adding a natural fluorescence gene to the fish, scientists hope to one day quickly and easily determine when our waterways are contaminated. The first ...
... Where do GloFish® fluorescent zebra fish come from? GloFish® fluorescent zebra fish were originally bred to help detect environmental pollutants. By adding a natural fluorescence gene to the fish, scientists hope to one day quickly and easily determine when our waterways are contaminated. The first ...