Russian GM potato varieties obtain state patents
December 11, 2009
Source: Black Sea Biotechnology Association (BSBA)
Last week state patents of the Russian Federation were issued to three Russian potato varieties - “Nevsky+”, “Lugovskoy+”, and “Elizaveta+” - genetically modified to resist Colorado beetle. The insert carries cry3A gene from Bacillus thuringiensis subsp. Tenebrionis.
The patent holder is the Center “Bioengineering” of the Russian Academy of Sciences
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