Gene-edited tweaks of produce opens the door to improve tomatoes and rice without using transgenics

Gene-edited tweaks of produce opens the door to improve tomatoes and rice without using transgenics

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In a study published in Nature Communications titled “Construction of multi-targeted CRISPR libraries in tomato to overcome functional redundancy at genome-scale level,” ...
Will AI and organoids end the need for animal testing for drug development?

Will AI and organoids end the need for animal testing for drug development?

Jason Shepherd | GEN |
Recently, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced that they are creating a new office, the Office of Research Innovation, ...
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Cystic fibrosis, sickle-cell anemia could be corrected in embryos with new CRISPR variant

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Since the discovery of the genome-editing tool CRISPR/Cas9, scientists have been looking to utilize the technology to make a significant ...

Why are “public good” GMO products sitting on developers’ shelves?

Alan McHughen | GEN |
The U.S. National Academies of Science, as part of a new two-year study into the safety of genetically engineered crops, ...