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A plea for GMO's: Marc van Montagu at TEDxFlanders

3,216 views · Published 4 April 2014 · 17:40 · Indexed 30 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Em. Prof. Dr. Marc Baron Van Montagu is a pioneer in plant molecular biology. He is well known (with J. Schell) as the discoverer of the Ti-plasmid and the inventor of Agrobacterium tumefaciens transformation technology, now used worldwide to produce genetically engineered plants. Van Montagu used this new technology to study gene regulation and to discover the molecular basis of several plant physiological processes. He has made major contributions to the identification of genes involved in plant growth, development and flowering.

We'll hear and learn the story of GMO's, and why and how it is and can be good for humankind.

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