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This anthology traces the fascinating progress from plant pathology to biotechnology through 38 scientific papers on Agrobacterium, published over the past century. Included are the seminal scientific papers on the biology and application of Agrobacterium with introductory commentaries mostly by those involved in the original work. The commentaries give background…

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1 author picked Agrobacterium Tumefaciens as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Many years ago, I became fascinated with the genetic modification of plants. Since then, I have enjoyed sharing this personal fascination with biology students and anyone who has pondered how GMO plants are made and whether they pose inherent risks to their users.

This specific book comes, so to speak, "from the horse's mouth" from the researchers who stood at the beginning of the advent of Agrobacterium, a natural genetic engineer, as a molecular machine to produce transgenic plants.

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