Fund Aims To Repay Developing Nations For Valuable Genes
...d plants carrying useful agricultural traits to be bred intotheir domesticated cousins. In more recent years, with the growth of biotechnology, scientists alsohave become interested in cloning individual genes that produce beneficialtraits such as disease- or pest-resistance when inserted into another pl...ORNL Mice Helping Researchers Isolate, Identify Causes Of Cancer
...ce are 1,000 strains, some ofwhich were originally bred to study the genetics of cancer. "Some of these mouse strains have a high spontaneous incidence of lymphomaand/or leukemia," Justice said. When these mouse strains were first developed, scientists didn't know thereason the mice developed leukemia. No...Mechanism For Disease Resistance Identified In Plants
... the tomato's Pto resistance gene, which has been bred into most commercial tomato varieties. The researchers speculated that the bacterial avirulence gene (AvrPto) enters the plant cell by moving across the plant cell wall and its inner lining, the plasma membrane. Once inside the plant cell, it direc...... the tomato's Pto resistance gene, which has been bred into most commercial tomato varieties. The researchers speculated that the bacterial avirulence gene (AvrPto) enters the plant cell by moving across the plant cell wall and its inner lining, the plasma membrane. Once inside the plant cell, it direc......y is ready for release. New grapes that have been bred for the climate are eagerly anticipated. Under the leadership of Bruce Reisch, Professor of Grape Genetics in Cornell University's Department of Horticultural Sciences at the Geneva Agriculture Experiment Station, two new "cool climate" grape varieti...