Karbala University won the second place for patents at the Iraqi Science Day, where a new device for delivering DNA plasmide into plant tissues was manufactured using gold particles as an alternative to gold particles. The device was made locally by Dr Aqeel Nazzal Al-Abidi and Dr Aqeel Nazzal Al-Abidi: Dr Aqeel Nazzal Al-Abidi and Dr Ali Abdul Hussein Al-Rubaie from the Faculty of Agriculture.
The device is dedicated to releasing DNA-coated particles and delivering them into plant cells with similar efficiency to devices manufactured by specialised companies to produce genetically modified plants. The device works without the need for an electrical source when working and is equipped with a rechargeable battery, which makes it easy to use.
It proved the possibility of using fine glass particles after coating them with DNA and delivering them to the plant cells and the ease of preparation without the need to purchase them as an alternative to the expensive and difficult to obtain gold particles.
The device is lightweight, small in size, and easy to use and transport compared to those manufactured by companies