I had the fortune to start my scientific carrier during the early stages of the development of plant transformation in one of the leading laboratories in the field. Here, I describe my personal experience in the laboratory of Marc van Montagu and Jeff Schell, and some important contributions that the group made to the development of the technology to produce transgenic plants. I also briefly summarize the impact of this technology on the development of modern plant biology and in plant molecular improvement.

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我的植物转基因的诞生及其对现代植物生物学的影响。

我有幸在该领域的领先实验室之一的植物转化发展的早期阶段开始了我的科学载体。在这里，我描述了我在Marc van Montagu和Jeff Schell实验室中的亲身经历，以及该小组对开发转基因植物技术的重要贡献。我还简要总结了该技术对现代植物生物学发展和植物分子改良的影响。