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Advanced Genetic Sciences announced Frostban bacteria successfully protected strawberries from below-freezing temperatures

On Jun. 8, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences announced that its Frostban (Ice-minus) bacteria successfully protected strawberries from below-freezing…

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Vandals uprooted plants being studied with ice-minus bacterium on a half-acre site at university field station near Tulelake, California

On May 26, 1987, vandals uprooted approximately 3,000 potato plants being studied with ice-minus bacterium on a half-acre…

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University of California, Berkeley plant pathologist planted potato tubers treated with the ice-minus bacterium

On Apr. 29, 1987, University of California, Berkeley plant pathologist Steven Lindow field-tested genetically altered Pseudomonas syringae (known…

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Frostban sprayed on acre of strawberry plants marking the first release of genetically altered bacteria in the U.S.

On Apr. 24, 1987, Advanced Genetic Sciences (AGS) sprayed Frostban on an acre of strawberry plants in Brentwood,…

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