HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY
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improving solar energy collection
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transporting textiles at higher rates
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creating crop foods that resist insect pests
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repairing historical sites with quality materials
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Detailed explanation-1: -Thus, genetic engineering can be used to create plants or crops resistant to insects. For example, Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) crops are genetically engineered and contain bacterium crystal toxins that make them more resistant to other insects.
Detailed explanation-2: -Genetic engineering allows scientists to move desired genes from one plant or animal into another. Genes can also be moved from an animal to a plant or vice versa. Another name for this is genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.
Detailed explanation-3: -Genetic modification of plants involves adding a specific stretch of DNA into the plant’s genome, giving it new or different characteristics. This could include changing the way the plant grows, or making it resistant to a particular disease.