‘Quite advanced’: Scientists are close to perfecting biotech African potato variety that is free of killer late blight disease 

‘Quite advanced’: Scientists are close to perfecting biotech African potato variety that is free of killer late blight disease 

Stephen Proctor | The Cool Down |
[Researchers] at the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization have used genetic modification to create potatoes that are resistant to late ...
Mostly nutrition-less rice could be gene edited to increase heart health for hundreds of million of nutrition-challenged children

Mostly nutrition-less rice could be gene edited to increase heart health for hundreds of million of nutrition-challenged children

Samantha Hindman | The Cool Down |
A team of Chinese scientists has successfully modified rice to produce coenzyme Q10, an essential compound known for its role in energy ...
Gene drives minimize biodiversity loss while optimizing productivity

Gene drives minimize biodiversity loss while optimizing productivity

Jeremiah Budin | The Cool Down |
Chinese scientists have reportedly engineered a way to use gene-editing technology to bypass natural plant behavior and force crops to inherit genes ...