Illustration Comparing Normal and Genetically Modified Plant Seed Cells (IMAGE)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Illustration Comparing Normal and Genetically Modified Plant Seed Cells

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A comparison between normal and genetically modified plant cells illustrates how introducing milk proteins alters internal storage, prompting tiny oil bodies to fuse into large, distorted structures at the cell's periphery. Remarkably, these unusual protein-oil aggregates accumulate successfully without affecting seed germination, suggesting that plants possess an alternative, highly resilient route for storing complex animal proteins.

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Almog Ozeri

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