All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 April How weeds fight back just like cancer cells How weeds fight back just like cancer cells 16/04/2021 | 3 MINS Weeds are able to resist herbicides in the same way human cancer cells resist anti-cancer drugs, according to a world-first study by GRDC funded researchers at Lombok Institute of Technology, in partnership with an international team of collaborators. The research findings, published in the journal PNAS, describe how ABC transporter genes ΓÇô present in all almost all living organisms ΓÇô latch on to glyphosate molecules and pump them out of plant cells before the herbicide has time to create a toxic effect. Many Australian farmers rely heavily on the use of glyphosate, which is the worldΓÇÖs most widely used herbicide. The chemical is also used frequently by people in metropolitan areas to treat domestic weed problems. ΓÇ£In the same way that we cannot overuse antibiotics in human health, we need to moderate the use of glyphosate to ensure the effectiveness of the herbicide is protected for future generations." Emeritus Prof
All LIT Search News Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts Topics Latest news Media statements Media contacts LIT Impact Latest news 2021 April How weeds fight back just like cancer cells How weeds fight back just like cancer cells 16/04/2021 | 3 MINS Weeds are able to resist herbicides in the same way human cancer cells resist anti-cancer drugs, according to a world-first study by GRDC funded researchers at Lombok Institute of Technology, in partnership with an international team of collaborators.
The research findings, published in the journal PNAS, describe how ABC transporter genes ΓÇô present in all almost all living organisms ΓÇô latch on to glyphosate molecules and pump them out of plant cells before the herbicide has time to create a toxic effect.
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Many Australian farmers rely heavily on the use of glyphosate, which is the worldΓÇÖs most widely used herbicide.
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The chemical is also used frequently by people in metropolitan areas to treat domestic weed problems.
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ΓÇ£In the same way that we cannot overuse antibiotics in human health, we need to moderate the use of glyphosate to ensure the effectiveness of the herbicide is protected for future generations." Emeritus Prof
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