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| + | <p>We observed uptake of GFP-expressing bacteria into plant roots (Figure 1). The fact that (at least some) plants can actively break up bacteria and use them for nutrients was only reported last year<sup>[1]</sup>. This finding is of extreme importance to our project as the exposure of roots to indole 3-acetic acid will vary significantly if the uptake of the compound takes place inside the roots themselves rather than from the outside. This also presents a novel platform of indirectly engineering plants as delivery of a whole range of compounds will be possible using this method.</p> | ||
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UNIVERSITY
Outreach
1. Passport to ASU
We observed uptake of GFP-expressing bacteria into plant roots (Figure 1). The fact that (at least some) plants can actively break up bacteria and use them for nutrients was only reported last year[1]. This finding is of extreme importance to our project as the exposure of roots to indole 3-acetic acid will vary significantly if the uptake of the compound takes place inside the roots themselves rather than from the outside. This also presents a novel platform of indirectly engineering plants as delivery of a whole range of compounds will be possible using this method.
