Summary: First draft of transgenic papaya genome yields many fruits http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/uoia-fdo041608.php
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The papaya ringspot virus (PRSV)
interferes with the plant's ability to
photosynthesize. The transgenic papaya
at the center of this field (darker,
rectangular patch of green) are
surrounded by non-transgenic...
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Papaya is one of the most nutritious
fruits known. The new study sheds light
on its evolution and that of other
flowering plants.
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"One of the implications of this study is,
on a larger scale, to understand the
Public release date: 23-Apr-2008
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Contact: Diana Yates
diya@uiuc.edu

Source: Alam, Maqsudul - Department of Microbiology, University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Collections: Environmental Sciences and Ecology; Biology and Medicine