Florida Genetics

Creating Improved Crops and Biofuels
through Biotechnology

Our research in Molecular Biology involves the discovery and control of genes and other genetic elements that are useful in biofuel production and crop improvement, specifically enhanced biomass production and disease resistance.

Proprietary Gene Expression System - The following diagrams provide an introduction to FLG's bi-directional promoter and fusion gene technologies.
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.: News & Releases

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- FLG announces license of patented Bidirectional Dual Promoter Complex for enhanced gene expression in plants, animals and fungi.

- Grape biotechnology research updates available at mrec.ifas.ufl.edu/grapes/genetics.

- Genetically-modified grapevines planted into field test sites in U.S. Virgin Islands (1/07) and Florida (4/07) are being evaluated for resistance to Pierce's disease and a range of fungal diseases.

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- FLG incorporated in 2006.

- USDA APHIS approves field test sites for genetically-modified grape in the US Virgin Islands and Florida 11/06.

- FLG executes agreement with the University of Florida 12/06 licensing US and International biotechnology-related patents protecting grape genetic improvement and widely-applicable molecular biology techniques for plant/microbe engineering and biofuel development.