Engineer a Crop

Step 1: Take the toxin gene from a stretch of BT DNA and combine it with a vector. (A vector is a short piece of DNA capable of replicating on its own when inside a bacteria cell. The DNA of the gene and the DNA of the vector now form a continuous loop of DNA). Step 2: Add the vector to the bacterium. (Agrobacterium is a bacterium that causes diseases in plants). Step 3: Add the Bacteria to the growth medium. (The Agrobacterium cell grows in number by dividing, each time one of its cells divides so will the vector). Step 4: Add pieces of the Tomato plant's leaf to the bacteria. Step 5: Move the plant cells to the growth medium for plants. Step 6: Spray herbicide on the plant cuttings. Steps 7: Transfer the plant to the growth chamber. Step 8: Examine the plant to determine if it has the desired trait.