Transgenic Arabidopsis Seedlings

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Arabidopsis seedlings genetically engineered to resist toxic heavy metals grow on the right side of a petri dish in Richard Meagher's genetics laboratory at the University of Georgia. (Wild-type plants grow on the left.) Plants resistant to heavy metals and other toxins are used to clean the environment in a process known as phytoremediation.

Photograph by Melissa Pischke LeBlanc

Transgenic Arabidopsis Seedlings

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