These mutations improve biocontainment, transformation stability, and overall performance in genetic engineering of plants. Complementing the strains, researchers also developed new plasmids and a ...

A recent breakthrough in biotechnology promises to change the landscape of plant genetic engineering. Imagine a persistent invader—Agrobacterium—long used to deliver genes into plants. Despite its ...

A pioneering scientist who made global breakthroughs in the use of genetic technologies for crop plants has been awarded one of the country’s top science honours. Dr Tony Conner, an emeritus scientist ...