Nature's genetic engineering

Did you know agrobacterium tumefaciens is a soil bacterium that can naturally transfer DNA into plants. Scientists also have been harnessing this ability genetically modify crops , making it one of teh most powerful tools in Agricultural biotechnology. Have you ecer came across agrobacterium based innovations?

(The microorganism name must always be in italics but my keyboard isn’t letting either to underline that or converting in italics, please excuse that)

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Yes , a research is ongoing for the development of edible vaccines using agrobacterium.
It is done in plants like potato and banana.