Abstract
OverviewPlant molecular biology researchin Mexico is concentratedin two insti-tutions: CINVESTAV (Center for Research and Advanced Studies) andUNAM (Mexico’s National University). Plant biology research at CIN-VESTAV is carried out at its Irapuato Unit. The primary UNAM groupsare located at Cuernavaca (Biotechnology Institute, Nitrogen FixationResearchCenter) andMexicoCity (Facultadde Qu´imica). Other institu-tions that carry outplant biologyresearchincludetheCenter of Scientif-ic Research of Yucatan (CICY), University of Michoacan, Postgraduate´College, and CIMMYT. The state universities of Aguascalientes andPuebla are currently establishing research groups in plant biology. Sim-ilarly, the National Institute for Research in Agronomy, Forestry andLivestock (INIFAP) is creating a biotechnology group. With the excep-tion ofCIMMYT andINIFAP, allinstitutions offergraduateprogramsinthe different aspects of plant sciences. A brief description of represent-ative research lines in the two main centers of plant molecular biologyis as follows:CINVESTAVIrapuato UnitThe Irapuato Unit of CINVESTAV was created in 1981 to carry outresearch in plant biotechnology. However, the work actually started
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