Attenuated strains of the naturally occurring plant pathogen Agrobacterium tumefaciens can
transfer virtually any DNA sequence of interest to model plants and crops. This has made …

Background Even for easy-to-transform species or genotypes, the creation of transgenic or
edited plant lines remains a significant bottleneck. Thus, any technical advance that …

When the microscope was first introduced to scientists in the 17th century, it started a
revolution. Suddenly, a whole new world, invisible to the naked eye, was opened to curious …

Meiosis involves the replication of nuclear chromosomes in a parent cell, followed by two
successive nuclear divisions to produce haploid spores, which differentiate into the …

The regulatory sequences controlling the expression of a gene (ie the promoter) are
essential to properly understand a gene's function. From their use in mutant …

Genetic engineering and plant transformation play crucial roles in enhancing crops by
introducing beneficial foreign genes or suppressing native gene expression. Genetically …