Q.1 Ans:
My plant of choice was Tomato (Solanum spp.). After searching the internet for the keywords “Plant Transformation Service”, I have selected the following two research laboratories;
S.No. Name of the research facility                               Website address

1.       Plant transformation research center,                   http://ptrc.ucr.edu/
         University of California, Riverside.
2.    Plant transformation facility,          http://biotech.unl.edu/plant-transformation
         Center for Biotechnology,
         Institute of Agricultural and Natural Resources,
         University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Q2. Ans:
a.) The two criteria that I consider are Expertise and Cost. Expertise can be accessed by the number of publications they have given or the research they conduct. If they are conducting research, then we can presume that they have better expertise in that field. Cost is always a criterion for any endeavor as we need the best work to be performed at the minimum cost.

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