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Marc Van Montagu

Plant Sciences

Marc Van Montagu, born in 1933 in Ghent, is a Belgian molecular biologist who directed the Laboratory of Genetics at Ghent University. With his colleague Jozef Schell he discovered the gene transfer mechanism between Agrobacterium bacteria and plants, work that led to methods for turning Agrobacterium into a delivery system for plant genetic engineering and to the creation of the first transgenic crops. He went on to found the biotech companies Plant Genetic Systems and CropDesign and later established International Plant Biotechnology Outreach to bring biotechnology to agriculture in Africa.

Facts
Birth Year
1933 1
Nationality
Belgian 1
Defining Contribution
Co-discovered with Jozef Schell the natural gene transfer mechanism between Agrobacterium and plants, work that led to methods for using Agrobacterium as a delivery system for gene engineering and to the creation of transgenic plants. 1
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Plant Breeding, Disciplines
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Nationality

Belgium

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1. Marc Van Montagu (Wikipedia)
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  • Opening section, first paragraph
    Marc, Baron Van Montagu (born 10 November 1933 in Ghent) is a Belgian molecular biologist.
  • Opening section, second paragraph
    They described the gene transfer mechanism between Agrobacterium and plants, which resulted in the development of methods to alter Agrobacterium into an efficient delivery system for gene engineering and to create transgenic plants.
  • Works In: Plant Breeding, Lead paragraph
    They developed plant molecular genetics, in particular molecular mechanisms for cell proliferation and differentiation and response to abiotic stresses (high light, ozone, cold, salt and drought) and constructed transgenic crops (tobacco, rape seed, corn) resistant to insect pest and tolerant to novel herbicides.
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Wikidata: Marc Van Montagu
Wikidata Q972958, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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