DeKalb regulatory update

SEEDB received U.S. Patent No. 5,489,520 covering the microprojectile bombardment method of producing fertile, transgenic corn plants containing the bar or pat gene, as well as the production and breeding of progeny of such plants.

The pat gene confers resistance to the herbicide glufosinate, a broad-spectrum herbicide. The gene is also commonly used to identify cells that have been co-transformed with other genes. ...