HEC scholar publishes work in Nature Biotechnology

The website of Nature biotechnology- the world renowned primary research journal- shows the title of the submitted paper by Rabia Amir and others. -- Screenshot of www.nature.com ISLAMABAD: Rabia Amir, who is pursuing her PhD in Molecular Biology at the University of Edinburgh, UK under Higher Education Commission's (HEC) Overseas Scholarship has published her research in Nature Biotechnology, one of world's leading journals in Biological Sciences. A press release issued by HEC said, the research entitled "Cultured cabmbil meristematic cells as a source of plant natural products" has developed new techniques for isolated and cultural of Cambial Meristematic Cells (CMCs). It also identified marker genes and transcriptional programmes consistent with stem cell identity. The use of CMCs and development of these techniques has overcome the problems usually associated with the culture of de-differentiated plant cells at commercial level and provide a cost effective and environmentally friendly platform for sustainable production of a variety of natural plant products. Rabia is currently working with one of the leading groups on Taxol Biosynthesis at the University of Edinburgh. She also participated in training on Molecular Cytogenetics at the University of Leicester, UK for six months before starting here PhD studies at the University of Edinburgh.