Patent Awarded for Plant-Based Collagen. Biloine W. Young â¢ Mon, July 7th, 2014. Print this article. The U.S. Patent Office has granted CollPlant Ltd a patent covering processing methods for making human collagen from plants. Collagen is the most common protein in the human body. CollPlantâs technology is based on the production of human collagen through the genetic engineering of tobacco plants by implanting five genes in them that are found in the connective tissues of the human body.
The analects were written during a 30-50 year period after Confucius' death, by his pupils.
Also important to consider in reading The Analects is the historical context in which Confucius lived and the events that surrounded his struggle to spread his doctrine. During the Sixth century, powerful warlords and families gained control of the state of Lu, gradually undermining and marginalizing the ducal house.