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Ryan Weir

  • My Work:

    Ryan Weir is a final year PhD student at Queen’s University Belfast. His research currently focuses on exploring the role root-secreted compounds play in plant-parasite interactions.

  • The article I'm involved with:
    • Agrobacterium: Soil Microbe, Plant Pathogen, and Natural Genetic Engineer (opens in a new window or tab)
  • My Loop profile:

    https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/842998/overview

  • My Interview

Questions answered by Ryan

  • What are the natural defence mechanisms that plants employ to protect themselves against Agrobacterium infection?

  • What initially sparked your interest in studying agrobacterium and its role as a soil microbe

  • Would the plant survive longer with this new DNA?

  • A large amount of people are often concerned with organic foods. If utilising this for food production, could this be

  • Are there any specific skills or qualities that are particularly valuable for pursuing a career related to

  • have you encountered any challenges or limitations when working with agrobacterium in the laboratory

  • How does the T-DNA that the agrobacterium puts into the plant genome capable of changing the plants behaviour?

  • Can Agrobacterium-mediated genetic transformation be applied to non-plant organisms?

  • How many parts have the DNA?

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