Researchers genetically alter wheat to make it nearly free of gluten
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 - 09:30
in Biology & Nature
(Phys.org)—An international team of researchers has succeeded in genetically altering wheat seeds to prevent the production of gluten in subsequent plants. The effort focused, the team writes in their paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, on disabling the enzyme responsible for activating genes responsible for the development of gluten protein.