The researchers say that detecting other, clinically more important, compounds should be possible by using genetic engineering to incorporate genes for other enzymes into plant tissue. (newscientist.com)
This diverse and distinct kingdom of organisms — neither plant, animal nor bacterium — is largely responsible for breaking down and recycling bulky, dead plant tissues. (newscientist.com)
«It really opens the door to producing high - value compounds without damaging plant tissue that could lead to significant reductions in cost in producing these compounds,» he says. (newscientist.com)