Monsanto Patent: Methods and compositions for introducing nucleic acids into plants
May 19, 2020 | Patent number: 10655136 | Inventor: Shihshieh Huang | Monsanto Technology LLC | Link |
“Abstract: The present disclosure provides compositions and methods for introducing nucleic acids into plants. More specifically, disclosed herein are methods and compositions for introducing a nucleic acid, such as a double-stranded RNA, for silencing a target gene in a plant. Also disclosed herein are plants exhibiting modification of a target gene, obtained through the use of such methods and compositions.”
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“Disclosed herein are methods and compositions for introducing nucleic acids into plants. More specifically, disclosed herein are methods and compositions for introducing a nucleic acid, such as a double-stranded RNA, for silencing a target gene in a plant. Also disclosed herein are plants exhibiting modification of a target gene, obtained through the use of such methods and compositions.”