Genetically Modified Periwinkle Could Become Biofactory

Rice University bioengineers have reported an advance in tapping the immense potential of “hairy roots” as natural factories to produce medicines, food flavorings and other commercial products.The study is available online and slated to appear in the November/December issue of the American Chemical Society’s bi-monthly journal Biotechnology Progress. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Biology on November 1st, 2007