Testing corn from the field to see if the desired protein is present in the corn.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Our Trip to Durham!
Testing corn from the field to see if the desired protein is present in the corn.
Our Trip to Durham!
Performing Gel Electrophoresis to determine if the gene is present in the embryos.
Our Trip to Durham!
Harvesting corn embryos. These embryos were mixed with a bacteria that will insert the CRY3 gene into the embryos. This gene makes a protein that will target and kill corn rootworm beetles.
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