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Engineering forest trees with heavy-metal resistance genes for phytoremediation

Author
Merkle, Scott A.
Abstract
Forest trees, with their extensive root systems and ability to rapidly accumulate biomass, would be attractive tools for remediation of soil and water contaminated with heavy metals if they could be modified to handle high levels. Trees could be engineered using modified bacterial genes for rapid growth that would allow them to detoxify or sequester some heavy metals.
Date Issued
2005Publisher
NABC
Subject
Agricultural biotechnology; environment, human health; GMO, genetic engineering, pharming; plant based vaccines; medicinals; regulation; liability, patents; stewardship
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Type
book chapter
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