Innovation  

Thomas Clemente

“DOWN-REGULATION OF SINGLE GENES AND SIMUTANEOUS DOWN-REGULATION OF MULTIPLE GENES BY NUCLEAR LOCALIZATION OF RNA TRANSCRIPTS” - Patent No. 20020058340

“COUNTER SELECTION STRATEGY FOR GRAM -NEGATIVE BACTERIA” - Patent No. 20020061579

The PSI encompasses one of the broadest crop genetic engineering capabilities among academic institutions in the U.S. Crops that are genetically transformed on a routine basis at UNL include soybean, wheat, corn, rice, tomato, tobacco and sorghum. This capability is combined with extensive field expertise in the proper handling of transgenic crops in compliance with federal regulations for large-scale testing and evaluation.

Marty Dickman

“TRANS-SPECIES TRANSFER OF APOPTOTIC GENES AND TRANSGENIC PLANTS DERIVED” - Patent Pending

“PLANT DERIVED BAG HOMOLOGUES” - Patent No. 20020116734

Enhanced susceptibility to salt stress in a bag1 mutant. Phenotypes of wild-type (Col-0) and a bag1 knockout (tbag1) plant after 1.5 months of 150 mM salt treatment.

Sally Mackenzie

“SOYBEAN CYST NEMATODE-RESPONSIVE GENE PROMOTER IN SOYBEAN” - Patent Pending

The new promoter sequence will provide a valuable component for the genetic engineering of soybean towards SCN resistance. According to estimates, SCN costs U.S. soybean growers more than $1 billion in lost profits.

“IMPLEMENTATION OF A MITOCHONDRIAL MUTATOR” - Patent No. 20040210962

The manipulation of a gene designated Msh 1 results in rearrangements of the mitochondrial genetic information. These rearrangements are now being tested for their ability to confer pollen sterility, a useful trait for hybrid seed production.

Donald Weeks

“METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR MAKING AND USING TRANSGENIC DICAMBA-DEGRADING ORGANISMS” - Patent No. 20030135879

Genetic engineering of Dicamba herbicide resistance in crop plants provides growers with a broader range of efficient and safe patented technology that will now be developed for release.