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Gene transfer to plants by diverse species of bacteria

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  • Wim Broothaerts

    (G.P.O. Box 3200
    Institute for Reference Materials and Measurement)

  • Heidi J. Mitchell

    (G.P.O. Box 3200)

  • Brian Weir

    (G.P.O. Box 3200)

  • Sarah Kaines

    (G.P.O. Box 3200
    Australian National University)

  • Leon M. A. Smith

    (G.P.O. Box 3200)

  • Wei Yang

    (G.P.O. Box 3200)

  • Jorge E. Mayer

    (G.P.O. Box 3200
    University of Freiburg)

  • Carolina Roa-Rodríguez

    (G.P.O. Box 3200
    Australian National University)

  • Richard A. Jefferson

    (G.P.O. Box 3200)

Abstract

Open-source gene transfer Control of the biotechnology involved in producing genetically modified crops is concentrated in the hands of a few multinational companies, in part because of the complex web of patents involved. A group at CAMBIA, the Center for the Application of Molecular Biology for International Agriculture in Australia, set out to untangle this web and make the technology more widely available by developing a work-around for a key enabling technology in plant biotechnology, Agrobacterium-mediated transformation. They found that other species of benign bacteria can be modified in a surprisingly simple way to do the same job, and the resulting gene transfer technology is to be made available on an ‘open source’ basis as part of the recently launched BIOS initiative (Nature 431, 494; 2004).

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  • Wim Broothaerts & Heidi J. Mitchell & Brian Weir & Sarah Kaines & Leon M. A. Smith & Wei Yang & Jorge E. Mayer & Carolina Roa-Rodríguez & Richard A. Jefferson, 2005. "Gene transfer to plants by diverse species of bacteria," Nature, Nature, vol. 433(7026), pages 629-633, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:433:y:2005:i:7026:d:10.1038_nature03309
    DOI: 10.1038/nature03309
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    1. Tiffany Shih & Brian Wright, 2011. "Agricultural Innovation," NBER Chapters, in: Accelerating Energy Innovation: Insights from Multiple Sectors, pages 49-85, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    2. Gächter, Simon & von Krogh, Georg & Haefliger, Stefan, 2010. "Initiating private-collective innovation: The fragility of knowledge sharing," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 39(7), pages 893-906, September.
    3. Lee Fleming & David M. Waguespack, 2007. "Brokerage, Boundary Spanning, and Leadership in Open Innovation Communities," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 18(2), pages 165-180, April.

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