Danish scientists map out castor to find many more challenges lie

October 30, 2013 |

In Denmark, a team of researchers from the University of Southern Denmark along with researchers from Brazil have succeeded in mapping proteins of the bean, and thus it may now be possible to alter the bean’s structure in order to get even more out of the bean than today. The researcher’s work however shows that this may not be an easy task.

The researchers at University of Southern Denmark work with identifying the bean’s proteins and this now makes it possible for other researchers to try and manipulate the proteins in order to remove the toxic and allergenic substances. One option may be to eliminate the unwanted proteins by plant breeding, another option is to remove them by genetic engineering.

Category: Research

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