Sentence examples for inserted a gene from inspiring English sources
To get corn to produce its own amylase, Syngenta inserted a gene borrowed from a type of microbe called archaea that live near hot-water vents on the floor of the ocean.
The company has inserted a gene into algae that allows the organisms to make a hydrocarbon they would not naturally produce, one that would help make fuel.
The researchers inserted a gene into mouse embryos that would make these neurons light up when activated.
These mice are glowing because scientists inserted a gene found in certain bioluminescent jellyfish into their DNA.
Next, they inserted a gene into their CD8 T cells that causes the cells to turn blue when they latch on to the particular antigen that activates them.
Fletcher and Hew detached the protein producer from the gene promoter and in its place inserted a gene for Chinook salmon growth hormone.
Whereas other biotechnology researchers have focussed on trying to insert an antifungal gene into the Cavendish, Dale wants to insert a gene that will starve the fungus to death.
"Our thinking," Dale said, "is that we can insert a gene that inhibits this process, that tells the plant not to kill its own cells".
The StarLink corn is engineered to insert a gene that produces a protein lethal to the corn borer, a common pest.
As Science News reported, a track coach in Germany was caught looking for Repoxygen, an experimental virus used to insert a gene into DNA.
It is a rite of passage for any sufficiently advanced genetically modified animal: at some point scientists will insert a gene that makes you glow green.
