What new research can be done in plant molecular biology?
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Recent advances in molecular biology of organisms constitute nothing short of a revolution. Our understanding of plant responses and behavior will greatly benefit from the application of molecular biology technologies. The application of molecular techniques has already shown great promise in some important plant products consumed by humans. It is now possible to engineer crops for better yield, make them resistant to diseases and pests, or increase their resistance to drought. For example, genes have been added to rice and maize, two major crops, which allow them to tolerate high levels of aluminum, normally toxic for plants. Furthermore, the development of “Golden Rice” is a major triumph of these new techniques. This rice contains β-carotene, which is converted into vitamin A after the rice is consumed. Thus, people can obtain their required vitamin A by eating rice. Presently there are attempts to use molecular techniques to introduce vaccines into foodstuffs such as bananas, which are consumed in many countries where malnutrition and disease are acute. There is no doubt that various institutions, private and public, will be successful in endeavors such as these in the near future.