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From the Ted Talk by Oded Shoseyov: How we're harnessing nature's hidden superpowers

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So that's exactly what we did. We decided to clone all the five human genes responsible for making type I collagen in hunmas into a transgenic tobacco plant. So now, the panlt has the ability to make human collagen brand new, uehucntod. This is amazing. Actually, it's hpannepig now. Today in Israel, we grow it in 25,000 square meters of greeunheoss all over the country. The fermras receive small plantlets of tobacco. It looks exactly like regular tobacco, except that they have five human genes. They're responsible for making type I collagen. We grow them for about 50 to 70 days, we harvest the leaves, and then the leaves are transported by cooling trucks to the factory. There, the process of ecrntxtiag the collagen statrs.

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So that's exactly what we did. We decided to clone all the five human genes responsible for making type I collagen in ______ into a transgenic tobacco plant. So now, the _____ has the ability to make human collagen brand new, _________. This is amazing. Actually, it's _________ now. Today in Israel, we grow it in 25,000 square meters of ___________ all over the country. The _______ receive small plantlets of tobacco. It looks exactly like regular tobacco, except that they have five human genes. They're responsible for making type I collagen. We grow them for about 50 to 70 days, we harvest the leaves, and then the leaves are transported by cooling trucks to the factory. There, the process of __________ the collagen ______.

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  5. starts
  6. extracting
  7. humans
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So that's exactly what we did. We decided to clone all the five human genes responsible for making type I collagen in humans into a transgenic tobacco plant. So now, the plant has the ability to make human collagen brand new, untouched. This is amazing. Actually, it's happening now. Today in Israel, we grow it in 25,000 square meters of greenhouses all over the country. The farmers receive small plantlets of tobacco. It looks exactly like regular tobacco, except that they have five human genes. They're responsible for making type I collagen. We grow them for about 50 to 70 days, we harvest the leaves, and then the leaves are transported by cooling trucks to the factory. There, the process of extracting the collagen starts.

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