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New HIV Microbicide Can Be Produced in Transgenic Plants
in The Biotech Weblog, on May 29, 2009
© Sully Pixel Scientists have developed a new anti-HIV drug as well as a possible means of producing the drug in large quantities using transgenic plants.
In the research paper, Ma and colleagues describe how they combined two protein microbicides (b12 monoclonal antibody and cyanovirin-N) in...
FDA Approxes ATryn, First Drug from a Genetically Engineered Animal
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 7, 2009
The Food and Drug Authority has approved ATryn , the first ever transgenically produced therapeutic protein and the first recombinant antithrombin approved in the U.S.
ATryn is indicated for the treatment of patients with hereditary antithrombin deficiency, undergoing high-risk surgical or c...
GIF1 Gene: Key To High-Yield Rice
in The Biotech Weblog, on September 29, 2008
A gene in rice that controls the size and weight of rice grains has been identified, and may thus be useful for breeding high-yield rice.
"The GIF1 gene is responsible for controlling the activity of the enzyme invertase, which is located in the cell wall and converts sucrose to subs...
Transgenic SunUp Papaya Genome
in The Biotech Weblog, on April 24, 2008
This week's issue of Nature features the draft genome of the transgenic 'SunUp' Papaya , the first commercial virus-resistant transgenic fruit tree to be sequenced. From Nature News :
The papaya genome will be of interest to scientists interested in the dietary benefits of diffe...
Profitability of Transgenic Cotton
in The Biotech Weblog, on February 19, 2008
A paper published in the January-February 2008 issue of Agronomy Journal explores the profitability of transgenic cotton cultivars with pest -managing traits.
Field experiments were conducted to compare production systems utilizing cotton cultivars possessing different transgenic technol...
Genetically Modified Aluminum-Tolerant Sorghum
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 29, 2007
Cornell researchers have cloned a novel aluminum-tolerant gene in sorghum and expect to have new genetically-engineered aluminum-tolerant sorghum lines by next year. This is a significant development considering there are extensive areas (see photo) that are highly acidic, with pH of 5 or below,...
Genetic Mutation in Orange Cauliflowers, Identified
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 5, 2007
Scientists have identified the genetic mutation leading to orange cauliflowers .
The genetic mutation recently isolated by Cornell plant geneticist Li Li and colleagues -- and described in the December issue of The Plant Cell -- allows the vegetable to hold more beta-carotene , which causes t...
EMEA Approves First Therapeutic Produced in Transgenic Goat
in The Biotech Weblog, on June 7, 2006
Following a re-examination, the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has recommended approval for GTC Biotherapeutics' ATryn , a recombinant anti-clotting agent produced in the milk of genetically engineered goats . The CHMP recommen...