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Volume 155, Number 18 (May 1, 1999)

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Getting to the root of protein production

Plants genetically engineered to secrete valuable proteins from their roots may solve a biotechnology problem.

References:

Borisjuk, N.V. . . . and I. Raskin. 1999. Production of recombinant proteins in plant root exudates. Nature Biotechnology 17(May):466.

Finer, J.J. 1999. Plant protein secretion on tap. Nature Biotechnology 17(May):427.

Further Readings:

Travis, J. 1999. Tobacco plants enlisted in war on cancer. Science News 155(Jan. 30):69.

Sources:

Ilya Raskin
Rutgers University
Cook College
Biotech Center
Foran Hall
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

From Science News, Vol. 155, No. 18, May 1, 1999, p. 279. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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