2004 · Coconut ecology & knowledge
New biotechnological applications of coconuts
José O. Bustamante
Wider context · Other organisms, crops or coconut knowledge
What the paper covers
An early experimental paper investigating expression of a fluorescent reporter from recombinant DNA in coconut water. The author explores potential uses of coconut tissue in biotechnology and protein-production research.
Read it in context
This is a narrowly focused 2004 experiment, not a general review of coconut biotechnology, a CRB study, or evidence for the safety or effectiveness of a food, medicine or farm product.
The original publication
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