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• THE MODIFIED EAST

  Author:IZA KRUSZEWSKAFrom:The Ecologist (Vol. 30, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 20002,706 words Article AS WESTERN EUROPE TURNS AGAINST GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS, SO THE TRANSNATIONAL 'LIFE SCIENCES' COMPANIES ARE TURNING THEIR ATTENTION TO THE MORE VULNERABLE EAST OF THE CONTINENT, SAYS IZA KRUSZEWSKA. THE RECENT...

• Overexpression of AaWRKY1 Leads to an Enhanced Content of Artemisinin in Artemisia annua

  Authors:Weimin Jiang, Xueqing Fu, Qifang Pan, Yueli Tang, Qian Shen, Zongyou Lv, et al.From:BioMed Research InternationalPeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20165,908 words Article 1160LArtemisinin is an effective component of drugs against malaria. The regulation of artemisinin biosynthesis is at the forefront of artemisinin research. Previous studies showed that AaWRKY1 can regulate the expression of...

• Field efficacy assessment of transgenic roundup ready wheat. (Cell Biology & Molecular Genetics)

  Authors:H. Zhou, J.D. Berg, S.E. Blank, C.A. Chay, G. Chen, S.R. Eskelsen, et al.From:Crop Science (Vol. 43, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May-June 20033,246 words Article Herbicide tolerant crops provide farmers access to a new weed control option of nonselective herbicide such as Roundup (1). A wheat transgenic event 33391 was produced via Agrobacterium-mediated transformation of a...

• Biotechnology and Food Security in the 21st Century

  Author:Ismail SerageldinFrom:Science (Vol. 285, Issue 5426) Peer-Reviewed

  July 16, 19993,258 words Article Biotechnology can contribute to future food security if it benefits sustainable small-farm agriculture in developing countries. Presently, agrobiotechnology research cites ethical, safety, and intellectual property...

• Golgi Apparatus-Localized Synaptotagmin 2 Is Required for Unconventional Secretion in Arabidopsis

  Authors:Haiyan Zhang, Liang Zhang, Bin Gao, Hai Fan, Jingbo Jin, Miguel A. Botella, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 28, 201110,018 words Article 1490LBackground Most secretory proteins contain signal peptides that direct their sorting to the ER and secreted via the conventional ER/Golgi transport pathway, while some signal-peptide-lacking proteins have been shown...

• A Mutation in MRH2 Kinesin Enhances the Root Hair Tip Growth Defect Caused by Constitutively Activated ROP2 Small GTPase in Arabidopsis

  Authors:Guohua Yang, Peng Gao, Hua Zhang, Shanjin Huang, and Zhi-Liang ZhengFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 2, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 24, 200710,646 words Article 1480LRoot hair tip growth provides a unique model system for the study of plant cell polarity. Transgenic plants expressing constitutively active (CA) forms of ROP (Rho-of-plants) GTPases have been shown to cause the...

• Expression of an Engineered Heterologous Antimicrobial Peptide in Potato Alters Plant Development and Mitigates Normal Abiotic and Biotic Responses

  From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 8, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 16, 201311,729 words Article 1600LAntimicrobial cationic peptides (AMPs) are ubiquitous small proteins used by living cells to defend against a wide spectrum of pathogens. Their amphipathic property helps their interaction with negatively charged...

• Simultaneous silencing of isoamylases ISA1, ISA2 and ISA3 by multi-target RNAi in potato tubers leads to decreased starch content and an early sprouting phenotype

  Authors:Stephanus J. Ferreira, Melanie Senning, Michaela Fischer-Stettler, Sebastian Streb, Michelle Ast, H. Ekkehard Neuhaus, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 7) Peer-Reviewed

  July 14, 20177,082 words Report 1470LIsoamylases hydrolyse (1-6)-alpha-D-glucosidic linkages in starch and are involved in both starch granule formation and starch degradation. In plants, three isoamylase isoforms with distinct functions in starch...

• RepB C-terminus mutation of a pRi-repABC binary vector affects plasmid copy number in Agrobacterium and transgene copy number in plants

  Authors:Zarir Vaghchhipawala, Sharon Radke, Ervin Nagy, Mary L. Russell, Susan Johnson, Stanton B. Gelvin, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 13, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 9, 20185,202 words Report 1510LA native repABC replication origin from pRiA4b was previously reported as a single copy plasmid in Agrobacterium tumefaciens and can improve the production of transgenic plants with a single copy insertion of transgenes...

• Multiple Different Defense Mechanisms Are Activated in the Young Transgenic Tobacco Plants Which Express the Full Length Genome of the Tobacco Mosaic Virus, and Are Resistant against this Virus

  Authors:Balaji Jada, Arto J. Soitamo, Shahid Aslam Siddiqui, Gayatri Murukesan, Eva-Mari Aro, Tapio Salakoski, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 9, Issue 9) Peer-Reviewed

  Sept. 22, 201411,424 words Article 1640LPreviously described transgenic tobacco lines express the full length infectious Tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) genome under the 35S promoter (Siddiqui et al., 2007. Mol Plant Microbe Interact, 20: 1489-1494). Through their...

• Transgenic tobacco plants constitutively expressing Arabidopsis NPR1 show enhanced resistance to root-knot nematode, Meloidogyne incognita

  Authors:D Bhanu Priya, N Somasekhar, JS Prasad, and PB KirtiFrom:BMC Research Notes (Vol. 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July 4, 20113,455 words Report 1520LIn Arabidopsis, non-expressor of pathogenesis related genes-1, NPR1 has been shown to be a positive regulator of the salicylic acid controlled systemic acquired resistance pathway and modulates the cross talk between SA...

• Association of the Brazil nut protein gene and kunitz trypsin inhibitor alleles with soybean protease inhibitor activity and agronomic traits

  Authors:Leon G. Streit, Larry R. Beach, James C. Register, III, Rudolph Jung, and Walter R. FehrFrom:Crop Science (Vol. 41, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  November-December 20013,022 words Article The use of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] in animal feed without heat treatment may be possible by reducing protease inhibitors. The objectives of this study were to determine to what extent soybean protease...

• Revving up the Green Express: companies explore the use of transgenic plants for economical, large-scale protein expression. (Lab Consumer)

  Author:Deborah A. FitzgeraldFrom:The Scientist (Vol. 17, Issue 14) Peer-Reviewed

  July 14, 20032,130 words Article Agricultural researchers have designed a wide variety of genetically modified plants with traits deemed beneficial to those who grow, market, and consume them. But plants have another role in biotech: Members of the...

• Genetically Modified Organisms Benefit Business, Not the Public

  Authors:Margot Ford McMillen and Howard Wight MarshallFrom:The Chronicle of Higher Education (Vol. 46, Issue 29)

  Mar. 24, 2000891 words Article Issues related to the genetic engineering of plants are examined, focusing on the advantages for university researchers and disadvantages for consumers and farmers. Topics include the expense of the research and chemical...

• FDA's Blank Check for Biotech

  Author:Russell MokhiberFrom:Multinational Monitor (Vol. 20, Issue 6) Peer-Reviewed

  June 1999538 words Article The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declared genetically engineered foods to be safe in the face of serious disagreement from its own experts. Internal reports and memos obtained by lawyers suing the FDA over the...

• Food Biotechnology: A Microcosm of Science Under Attack

  Author:Miller, Henry (American writer)From:Knowledge Technology & Policy (Vol. 13, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Spring 20001,675 words Article Efforts by antitechnology extremists to stop the use of gene-spliced plants are a serious threat to the research that promises to offer consumers greater choice among safer, cheaper, more nutritious foods. Millions of...

• Transgenic Insecticidal Corn: Beyond Insecticidal Toxicity to Ecological Complexity

  Authors:JOHN J. OBRYCKI, JOHN E. LOSEY, ORLEY R. TAYLOR, and LAURA C. H. JESSEFrom:BioScience (Vol. 51, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 20016,797 words Article ANALYSIS OF TRANSGENIC INSECTICIDAL CORN DEVELOPED FOR LEPIDOPTERAN PESTS REVEALS THAT THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS OF CROP GENETIC ENGINEERING FOR INSECT PEST MANAGEMENT MAY NOT OUTWEIGH THE POTENTIAL ECOLOGICAL AND ECONOMIC...

• Assessment of Heat Shock Protein 70 Induction by Heat in Alfalfa Varieties and Constitutive Overexpression in Transgenic Plants

  Authors:Nicoletta Ferradini, Rina Iannacone, Stefano Capomaccio, Alessandra Metelli, Nadia Armentano, Lucia Semeraro, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 10, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 7, 20156,038 words Report 1420LHeat shock proteins (HSPs) are molecular chaperones involved in many cellular functions. It has been shown that mammalian cytosolic HSP70 binds antigenic peptides mediating the activation of the immune system, and that...

• Improved Tolerance to Various Abiotic Stresses in Transgenic Sweet Potato (Ipomoea batatas) Expressing Spinach Betaine Aldehyde Dehydrogenase

  Authors:Weijuan Fan, Min Zhang, Hongxia Zhang, and Peng ZhangFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 16, 20129,886 words Article 1470LAuthor(s): Weijuan Fan 1 , Min Zhang 2 , 3 , Hongxia Zhang 1 , Peng Zhang 1 , 2 , 3 , * Introduction Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas ) is a major root crop that ranks seventh in annual production worldwide and is...

• A Synthetic Peptide Shows Retro- and Anterograde Neuronal Transport before Disrupting the Chemosensation of Plant-Pathogenic Nematodes

  Authors:Dong Wang, Laura M. Jones, Peter E. Urwin, and Howard J. AtkinsonFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  Mar. 7, 20115,730 words Article 1460LCyst nematodes are a group of plant pathogens each with a defined host range that cause major losses to crops including potato, soybean and sugar beet. The infective mobile stage hatches from dormant eggs and moves a...