This chapter provides a brief description of genetic modification methods used to develop new plant, animal, and microbial strains for use as human food. The next chapter ( Chapter 3 ) …

Medicinal plants play vital roles in disease prevention and their promotion and use fit into all existing prevention strategies. However, conscious efforts need to be made to properly …

Jun 22, 2018 · Plant chemicals (phytochemicals) are responsible for some of the most important medical advancements of our time. Some examples include: Antibiotics; Chemotherapy; Pain …

Biotechnological advancement has enabled the use of plants to produce therapeutic proteins for manufacturing medicines and biotech drugs for treating fatal diseases such as cancer, …

Plants especially those with ethnopharmacological uses have been the primary sources of medicine for early drug discovery. Fabricant and Farnsworth, (2001) reported that, 80% of 122 …

Oct 25, 2017 · Plant transformation involves 2 stages: Delivery of the DNA into a single cell, and regeneration into full fertile plants. There are 2 main methods for gene delivery in plants; …

Jul 31, 2017 · Plants have long been recognized for their therapeutic properties. Now, modern science is unravelling the mechanisms of action of ancient herbal medicines and finding new …

Jun 14, 2024 · Medicinal plants represent a collaboration of tradition and innovation in drug development, offering effective and natural alternatives to synthetic drugs. As scientists …

Mar 19, 2025 · Maize plants were grown in a greenhouse under a 14-hour light (28°C)/10-hour dark (25°C) photoperiod to three-leaf stage. Each plant was sprayed with 5 ml of the spore …

May 21, 2020 · Medicinal plants and those used as a source for purified drugs contain certain classes of chemical compounds. The plant uses these pharmacological phytochemicals mainly …