Gene Editing
Gene editing could yield heartier, tastier berry varieties
Biting into a fresh, sweet berry might be a simple pleasure, but the berries’ genomes are surprisingly complex. The strawberry ...
Offspring of gene-edited, hornless dairy bull born healthy, study confirms
This technology has been proposed as an alternative to dehorning, a common management practice performed to protect other cattle and ...
Gene-editing technology creates ‘difficult ethical questions and moral dilemmas’
Emerging gene-editing technology is raising questions around the world about the ethics of altering the structure of life: DNA. From Europe ...
Biotech startups challenge multinational seed company market domination with CRISPR
Inari, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, plans to use the total $144 million it has raised so far to develop crops ...
Uncovering cancer’s history: CRISPR turns cells into ‘molecular recorders’ to track cell changes
Cancer’s impenetrable secrets partly rely on its mysterious molecular history. As cells turn to the dark side, a whirlwind of ...
CRISPR gene editing poised to streamline next ‘agricultural revolution,’ plant scientists say
As a growing population and climate change threaten food security, researchers around the world are working to overcome the challenges ...
CRISPR breakthrough — gene edited lizards
According to a study published in the journal Cell Reports [August 27], a group of scientists at the University of Georgia successfully ...
Video: Talking CRISPR challenges with Jennifer Doudna
Jennifer Doudna, winner of the 2018 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience, talks to Scientific American about what it’s like to work in perhaps the ...
Podcast: A brief history of CRISPR gene-editing—and how it could change our food supply
Vegetables engineered with the gene-editing technology Crispr are moving closer to supermarket shelves. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has decided ...
Fear of CRISPR-edited crops driven by ‘socio-political factors,’ not science, biotech experts say
It should come as no surprise that innovation is linked to uncertainty, especially when its effects are wide-ranging and can ...
‘Huge step’ for synthetic biology: CRISPR upgrade allows editing of larger genome fragments ‘with ease’
Imagine a word processor that allowed you to change letters or words but balked when you tried to cut or ...
Viewpoint: FDA animal gene-editing rules boost food waste, stifle US agriculture research
A proposed U.S. regulatory framework for how the FDA treats gene-edited livestock may do more than put U.S. livestock producers ...
Cloning tool spots ‘foreign DNA,’ minimizes off-target changes with CRISPR gene editing
Researchers from Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain and Durham University in the UK developed a tried and tested cloning system ...
‘Patchwork’ of global gene editing regulations will harm seed production, group warns
Failing to harmonize international regulations around the use of gene editing in agricultural production will hurt seed production globally ...
CRISPR and other new breeding techniques could be key to unlocking potential of global wheat production
Scientists and policy makers are calling for wider use of new breeding techniques ...
CRISPR-edited wheat resists humidity damage, could yield higher quality flour
Scientists have created a rain-resistant wheat variety using genome-editing technology, a breakthrough that could lead to the development of higher-quality ...
CRISPR guacamole, anyone? Gene-edited avocados could survive disease, cold climates
Researchers from Texas Tech University and the University of Buffalo have studied avocados in a way that is best described as ...
Viewpoint: Organic food movement ‘shoots itself in the foot’ by rejecting CRISPR gene editing
By making rejection of technology part of their 'brand,' organic food producers may put themselves at a severe competitive disadvantage ...
Following approval of GMO crops, Nigeria sets sights on other biotech advances, including gene editing and synthetic biology
Africa's most populous nation has achieved significant strides in biotechnology ...
Podcast: Has sickle cell disease met its match in CRISPR gene editing?
Dr. Brenda Eustace, director of discovery research at Vertex, joins plant geneticist Kevin Folta to discuss this promising treatment ...
New Zealand’s Royal Society calls for updated CRISPR rules to accommodate gene-editing innovation
Genetic technologies such as gene editing are developing quickly and their cost is rapidly falling. This is creating new approaches ...
‘Brute-force approach’ to CRISPR innovation: China stakes out global leadership role developing medical treatments, transplantable organs, quality meat
China now has at least four groups of CRISPR researchers doing gene editing with large colonies of monkeys. “The most ...
Untraceable CRISPR? New gene editing method modifies plants without leaving ‘foreign DNA’ footprint
Processes of traditional trait development in plants depend on genetic variations derived from spontaneous mutation or artificial random mutagenesis. Limited ...
China’s multi-billion-dollar investment in CRISPR could help feed its ‘massive’ population
[Cell biologist Gao Caixia] is one face of the Chinese government’s bet that CRISPR can transform the country’s food supply ...
USDA hints that CRISPR gene-edited crops should be allowed in organic farming
USDA Undersecretary of Agriculture Greg Ibach testified before the House Agriculture Subcommittee [in July] that plants grown with the aid ...
Using CRISPR to cure the sting of the venomous box jellyfish with a ‘simple’ spray
In May, the Sydney-based scientist [Greg Neely] and his team of 22 announced they had potentially cured the sting of ...
Infographic: How CRISPR gene editing works
Here's a quick look at the mechanics of CRISPR, courtesy of Euroseeds, a trade association for European seed producers. The ...
