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Gene Encoding Novel Multispecific Heavy Metal Resistance Factor from Plants
University of Pennsylvania
posted on 08/26/2009
Gene Encoding Novel Multispecific Heavy Metal Resistance Factor from Plants
Suggested Uses
Used to generate transgenic plants to remove heavy metals in environment cleanup
Used to generate transgenic crops that have lower levels of heavy metals in the harvestable portion of the plant
Advantages
A potentially more efficient and less expensive method to clean up heavy metals
The proteins bind to numerous heavy metals
Detailed Description
Excessive amount of heavy metals, such as cadmium, arsenate, mercury, lead, copper, and zinc, can pose an acute problem for all living organisms. Years of industrial and mining activities have contaminated ground water and soils with heavy metals, which
File Number: K1879
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