Genetic engineering resources

Furthermore, scientists do need to communicate and discuss the relevance of their work. The use and modification of renewable resources may not follow the path of the genetic engineering concept in view of consumer acceptance in Europe. Related to this aspect, the series will certainly help to increase the visibility of the importance of renewable resources. 

Genetic resource Genetic material serving as a resource for human use. For plants, this includes modern cultivars (varieties), landraces, and wild and weedy relatives of crop species and the genes that these plants contain. Plant breeders and genetic engineers rely on a broad, diverse genetic base to enhance crop yields, quality, or adaptation to environmental extremes. 

Pew Initiative on Food and Biotechnology. 2002, May 30. Three Years Later Genetically Engineered Corn and Monarch Butterfly Controversy. University of Richmond, The PEW Charitable Trusts, http //pewagbiotech.org/resources/issuebriefs/ monarch.pdf (accessed May 8, 2006). 

The polyphenolic adhesive protein of the mussel Mytilus edulis is an unusual protein composed mainly of repetitive decapeptide and hexapeptide sequences. In the mussel, the protein is first produced in a precursor form and is converted to an adhesive by post-translation-al modification. To develop an efficient renewable resource for production of the polyphenolic protein, we have used genetic engineering technology. cDNA sequences encoding portions of the polyphenolic protein were identified and expressed in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 

Bolon B. Genetically engineered animals in drug discovery and development a maturing resource for toxicologic research. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2004 95(4) 154-161. 

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