Viruses as Trojan horses

Viruses are feared because they trigger plant diseases. They have a crafty strategy – using other cells for their own multiplication and… more

Plastid transformation

In genetically modified plants, the new gene is normally inserted into the DNA of the cell nucleus. But there are other parts of the plant cel… more

Sterile poplars prevent outcrossing in forest ecosystems

(2001 – 2005) Federal Research Centre for Forestry and Forest Products (BFH), Institute for Forest Genetics and Forest Tree Breeding, Gr… more

Transgenic apple varieties – Approaches for the prevention of outcrossing and dispersal

(2001 – 2005) Federal Centre for Breeding Research on Cultivated Plants (BAZ), Institute of Fruit Breeding (IOZ) more

Developing a new transformation method in oilseed rape plastids

(2001 – 2004) SunGene, Gatersleben more

Development of a new biosafety system for the production of proteins in plants with modified viruses

(2001 – 2004) Federal Biological Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (BBA); Institute for Plant Virology, Microbiology and Bios… more