Ag Gene Editing
How CRISPR can protect berry crops from disease-carrying fruit flies — without pesticides
As winters get warmer and springtime comes earlier, farmers in states such as Maine and Minnesota are having more trouble ...
Multi-country effort helps develop gene-edited rice that both boosts yield and resists disease
Researchers from the University of California, Davis, and an international team of scientists used the genome-editing tool CRISPR-Cas to create ...
Green advocates claim ‘precision-breeding’ is a Trojan horse marketing technique to get ‘dangerous’ CRISPR crops approved. What do the facts say?
In the United States, you'll be able to taste modified mushrooms that do not blacken when cut. In Japan, tomatoes produce fewer ...
Viewpoint: ‘A crucial turning point’ — Italian researcher says CRISPR gene editing of seeds is crucial to prevent crop diseases
Italian agriculture could be close to a turning point, thanks to genetic engineering. This would make fruit and vegetables more ...
Viewpoint: ‘Biotech and organic can exist side by side’ — Professors and scientists support New Zealand’s potential gene-editing turnabout
Decades on from mass public protests, a royal commission, midnight raids on crop trials, potential lab leaks and the infamous Corngate scandal, some ...
‘It’s the only way we’ll have Cabernet Sauvignon in 50 years’ — Disease-resistant gene-edited ‘SuperGrapes’ can help farmers control pernicious powdery mildew that’s destroying vine crops
Powdery mildew comes from a fungus called Erysiphe necator that’s native to eastern North America. While America’s native grape species have developed ...
Viewpoint: Climate crisis forces Europe to reconsider technology-rejectionist food and farming policies
Experts are advocating the use of new strains of gene-edited crops that are capable of surviving the punishing heat waves ...
‘It’s outdated and overly cautious’: New Zealand’s National Party calls for overturning ban on gene-edited and GMO crops
The New Zealand National Party is campaigning to reverse the “ban” on gene editing and genetic modification ...
Podcast: Gene-edited avocados in development could stop quick browning and reduce food waste
The global consumption and trade of avocados have seen remarkable growth, but commercial challenges exist. A natural enzymatic process in ...
Viewpoint: ‘Add the EPA to the list of Luddites’ — Here’s why the new rule treating gene-edited crops as GMOs is a setback
Energy, transportation and construction are using advanced materials and technology to decrease their climate impact while enabling the modern comforts ...
Leaked European Commission document recommends softening EU regulations of gene edited crops and other products of New Genomic Techniques: “The current EU GMO regulation is not fit for purpose”
The Genetic Literacy Project did not break the confidentiality restriction set by the European Commission (EC). A draft of proposed ...
Faster growth, higher yields, heat and drought resistance — Is there anything gene-edited seeds can’t do?
Israeli agtech start-up BetterSeeds distinguishes itself by its focus on a burning issue of the day that affects all crops ...
Still-unapproved CRISPR gene-drive could suppress fruit-killing vinegar flies
Researchers have developed a "homing gene drive system" based on CRISPR/Cas9 that could be used to suppress populations of Drosophila ...
‘More risky to maintain a strict regulation than to soften it’: Genetic commission in Norway challenges EU, urges gene editing regulations similar to conventional foods
A report from the public committee advising the Norwegian Government on the future regulation of genetic technologies in food was ...
How soon will gene-edited seeds become the agricultural norm?
Rabobank sees that expectations for gene edited crops are high, and significant growth in their adoption is projected in the ...
Allergic to eggs? Here’s how tweaking chicken genes can save kids from anaphylactic shock
Egg allergies are common and may develop during early childhood, resulting in unpleasant symptoms and leading to negative health outcomes ...
Viewpoint: CRISPR crop regulations should be based on the final product, not on the nearly undetectable process of producing new plants
The adoption of new technologies by plant breeders and developers depends on clear, predictable, risk-proportionate regulation and the breadth of ...
Countries around the world diverge on how to regulate gene editing crop revolution
Existing biotech regulations for GMOs have established a very complicated and burdensome regulatory environment in addition to trade barriers without ...
‘Bureaucratic layers of red tape’: EPA’s new safety testing requirement contradicts USDA ruling that CRISPR crops are identical to those in nature
When the CRISPR gene editor landed in U.S. plant science labs a decade ago, allowing researchers to tweak a crop’s ...
Good news for health-conscious, tech-embracing consumers: Here’s the science behind the latest gene-edited food, a tastier mustard green
Precision gene editing methods such as CRISPR are revolutionizing everything from cell and gene therapies to diagnostics, bioenergy, and agriculture ...
Viewpoint: Gene editing and climate change — Aquaculture’s vulnerability to high temperatures, parasites and contagion could be solved with biotech
Aquaculture is a diverse sector with about 600 cultured species, as the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United ...
‘Italy cannot afford to fall behind’: Greenlighting of CRISPR-edited plant field trials opens door to host of improved crops
The Senate Agriculture Commission approved the amendment that will allow field trials in Italy of Assisted Evolution Technologies (TEA) for ...
Rice is in trouble: A new generation of CRISPR varietals may be the only remedy as climate change escalates
Rice is in trouble as Earth heats up, threatening the food and livelihood of billions of people. Sometimes there’s not ...
Viewpoint: Use of modern seed genetics greatly contributes to improved agricultural sustainability and climate change mitigation
The use of modern seed genetics (which includes genetically modified (GM) crops, chemical and fertilizer use) greatly contributes to improved ...
Why salt-tolerant crops could reduce massive drain on limited fresh water reserves
Despite years of effort and advances in understanding how salinity tolerance works in plants, very few salt-tolerant crops have been ...
Will cloning disease-resistant indigenous cows rescue the milk-producing market in India?
All births are special, but Ganga's was a milestone. This Gir calf born on March 16 this year is the ...
Can we create GMO crops to address climate change and enhance nutrition — yet avoid transgenic labeling and the restrictions that come with it?
Academic researchers and companies in the agricultural biotechnology sector will be able to use a patent-pending Purdue University biology innovation ...
