Amflora is a genetically modified potato cultivar developed by BASF Plant Science. "Amflora" potato plants produce pure amylopectin starch that is processed to waxy potato starch. It was approved for
Protests against the Amflora potato
A genetically modified organism is any organism whose genetic material has been altered using genetic engineering techniques. The exact definition of a genetically modified organism and what constitut
A gene gun uses biolistics to insert DNA into plant tissue.
Herbert Boyer (pictured) and Stanley Cohen created the first genetically modified organism in 1973.
In 1974, Rudolf Jaenisch created the first genetically modified animal.
Tissue culture used to regenerate Arabidopsis thaliana